Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize
Belize: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 11.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize stood at 11.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize peaked at 20.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2024.
That places Belize 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.0% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.0% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.0% | 14.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More economy & growth data for Belize
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,119 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 7,682 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 15,365 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Belize was 11.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Belize ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.