Belize — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Belize, 1991–2024.
Electricity access for Belize was 99.60% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 34 years, from 1991 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 99.60% in 2023. The lowest was 67.00% in 1991 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.21% per year.
Belize ranks 130 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 60%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 99.80%, so Belize sits below it. It peaked in 2023 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 9%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 25 of 42 economies; Dominican Republic (99.50%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 9% in 2006. That is 5% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 58 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 98th of 108 in 1991 → 138th of 211 in 2000 → 137th of 215 in 2010 → 143rd of 215 in 2020 → 130th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +1.0 pp |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.9 pp |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +0.9 pp |
| 2020 | 96.8% | +4.1 pp |
| 2019 | 92.7% | +1.0 pp |
| 2018 | 91.7% | -2.5 pp |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +0.9 pp |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +1.5 pp |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 91.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 90.9% | -0.8 pp |
| 2011 | 91.7% | +1.8 pp |
| 2010 | 89.9% | +3.0 pp |
| 2009 | 86.9% | +0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +0.9 pp |
| 2007 | 85.2% | -5.8 pp |
| 2006 | 91% | +7.5 pp |
| 2005 | 83.5% | +0.9 pp |
| 2004 | 82.6% | +0.8 pp |
| 2003 | 81.8% | +0.8 pp |
| 2002 | 81% | +0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +1.2 pp |
| 2000 | 79% | +0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 78.46% | +0.9 pp |
| 1998 | 77.58% | +0.9 pp |
| 1997 | 76.7% | +0.9 pp |
| 1996 | 75.81% | +0.9 pp |
| 1995 | 74.92% | +0.9 pp |
| 1994 | 74.02% | +0.9 pp |
| 1993 | 73.12% | +0.9 pp |
| 1992 | 72.22% | +5.2 pp |
| 1991 | 67% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Belize’s Electricity access in 1992?
72.22% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Belize’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +48.7% in total — about 1.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 99.6%; 2023: 99.6%; 2022: 98.6%; 2021: 97.7%; 2020: 96.8%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.