People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Belize
Belize: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 1.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Belize, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Belize stood at 1.9%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Belize peaked at 3.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2017.
Belize ranks 58th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Belize, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Belize?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Belize was 1.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2017.
- How does Belize rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Belize ranks 58th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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