People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Belize

Belize: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 97.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
97.6%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
54th
of 97 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
97.6%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Belize, 2000–2017

0204060801002000200820172000: 100 highest2001: 100 highest2002: 100 highest2003: 100 highest2004: 100 highest2005: 99.9 highest2006: 99.7 highest2007: 99.5 highest2008: 99.3 highest2009: 99.1 highest2010: 99 highest2011: 98.8 highest2012: 98.6 highest2013: 98.4 highest2014: 98.2 highest2015: 98 highest2016: 97.8 highest2017: 97.6 highest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.

Analysis

Belize recorded 97.6% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Belize peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.6%, in 2017.

Belize ranks 54th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 99.8% 99.1% 100.0% 10
2010s 98.3% 97.6% 99.0% 8

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 51 Jamaica 98.0% compare
  2. 52 Eswatini 97.9% compare
  3. 53 Côte d’Ivoire 97.8% compare
  4. 55 Pakistan 97.0% compare
  5. 56 Moldova 96.6% compare
  6. 57 Sudan 96.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Belize?
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Belize was 97.6% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 97.6% in 2017.
How does Belize rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Belize ranks 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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