Access to electricity, rural in Belize
Belize: Access to electricity, rural was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Belize, 1991–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Belize recorded 99.5% for access to electricity, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Belize peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 1991.
That places Belize 130th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 42.8% | — |
| 1992 | 52.5% | +22.7% |
| 1993 | 54.2% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 55.9% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 57.6% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 59.2% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 60.9% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 62.6% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 64.2% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 65.7% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 68.9% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 70.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 71.7% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 73.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 85.1% | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 77.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 84.1% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.7% | 42.8% | 64.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 65.7% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 84.1% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 95.5% | 99.5% | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Belize?
- Access to electricity, rural in Belize was 99.5% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 1991.
- How does Belize rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Belize ranks 130th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.