People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Belize
Belize: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 88.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Belize, 2005–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Belize is 88.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Belize peaked at 88.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 2005.
Belize ranks 22nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 84.1% | — |
| 2006 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.1% | 84.1% | 84.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 85.9% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.7% | 88.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Belize?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Belize was 88.7% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Belize ranks 22nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.