People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Belize
Belize: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 94.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Belize, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Belize recorded 94.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Belize peaked at 94.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 89.2%, in 2000.
That places Belize 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Belize, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.2% | — |
| 2001 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.8% | 89.2% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 91.6% | 94.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 16 Barbados 97.3% compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 96.2% compare
- 18 Bangladesh 95.7% compare
- 20 Costa Rica 93.9% compare
- 21 Georgia 91.2% compare
- 22 Albania 91.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Belize?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Belize was 94.4% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.2% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Belize ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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