People practicing open defecation, urban in Belize
Belize: People practicing open defecation, urban was 0.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Belize, 2000–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban in Belize is 0.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Belize peaked at 1.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2018.
Belize ranks 56th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Belize?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Belize was 0.7% in 2022, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
- How does Belize rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Belize ranks 56th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.