Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Belize

Belize: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 25.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
25.0%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
86th
of 159 countries
All-time high
54.5%
in 1990
All-time low
24.8%
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Belize, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 54.51991: 51.51992: 48.91993: 46.31994: 43.31995: 40.81996: 38.51997: 36.21998: 34.21999: 32.52000: 312001: 29.72002: 28.82003: 28.12004: 27.32005: 272006: 26.62007: 26.22008: 26.32009: 26.32010: 26.22011: 26.12012: 26.12013: 262014: 25.82015: 25.72016: 25.42017: 25.22018: 25.22019: 25.22020: 25.12021: 24.92022: 24.82023: 25

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Belize recorded 25.0% for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Belize peaked at 54.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2022.

Belize ranks 86th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%) in Belize, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 54.5%
1991 51.5% -5.5%
1992 48.9% -5.0%
1993 46.3% -5.3%
1994 43.3% -6.5%
1995 40.8% -5.8%
1996 38.5% -5.6%
1997 36.2% -6.0%
1998 34.2% -5.5%
1999 32.5% -5.0%
2000 31.0% -4.6%
2001 29.7% -4.2%
2002 28.8% -3.0%
2003 28.1% -2.4%
2004 27.3% -2.8%
2005 27.0% -1.1%
2006 26.6% -1.5%
2007 26.2% -1.5%
2008 26.3% +0.4%
2009 26.3% +0.0%
2010 26.2% -0.4%
2011 26.1% -0.4%
2012 26.1% +0.0%
2013 26.0% -0.4%
2014 25.8% -0.8%
2015 25.7% -0.4%
2016 25.4% -1.2%
2017 25.2% -0.8%
2018 25.2% +0.0%
2019 25.2% +0.0%
2020 25.1% -0.4%
2021 24.9% -0.8%
2022 24.8% -0.4%
2023 25.0% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42.7% 32.5% 54.5% 10
2000s 27.7% 26.2% 31.0% 10
2010s 25.7% 25.2% 26.2% 10
2020s 24.9% 24.8% 25.1% 4

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 83 South Africa 27.4% compare
  2. 84 Albania 26.3% compare
  3. 85 Gabon 25.1% compare
  4. 87 Estonia 22.1% compare
  5. 88 China 19.8% compare
  6. 89 Chile 19.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Belize?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Belize was 25.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 1990.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2022.
How does Belize rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
Belize ranks 86th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
174 places, 5,916 data points, 1990–2023
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