People using at least: Q5 (highest) … least Q5 highest urban in Belize
Belize: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … least Q5 highest urban was 98.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
98.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
98.8%
in 2000
All-time low
98.8%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Belize, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Belize is 98.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Belize peaked at 98.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 2000.
Belize ranks 22nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … least Q5 highest urban in Belize, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.8% | — |
| 2001 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 98.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Belize's 98.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.9%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Belize?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Belize was 98.8% 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 sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Belize ranks 22nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 sanitation services, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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