Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Belize

Hydro share of electricity in Belize in 2021 — 33.4%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 208. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.38 pp.

2021 33.4% −10.32 pp vs 2020
World rank 63of 208
Period maximum 79.99%2008
Period minimum 18.13%2019

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Belize, 2000–2021020406080200020032006200920122015201820212000: 34.78%2001: 46.76%2002: 44.43%2003: 25.56%2004: 28.6%2005: 36.03%2006: 70.78%2007: 69%2008: 79.99%2009: 63.39%2010: 69.26%2011: 65.67%2012: 60.24%2013: 69.46%2014: 65.27%2015: 57.42%2016: 59.97%2017: 60.74%2018: 51.35%2019: 18.13%2020: 43.72%2021: 33.4%
Change over the period: −1.38 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belize

Belize 33.4%
World 15.41%
Central America computed 16.25%
Hydro share of electricity — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 33.4 −10.32 pp
2020 43.72 +25.59 pp
2019 18.13 −33.22 pp
2018 51.35 −9.39 pp
2017 60.74 +0.77 pp
2016 59.97 +2.55 pp
2015 57.42 −7.85 pp
2014 65.27 −4.19 pp
2013 69.46 +9.23 pp
2012 60.24 −5.43 pp
2011 65.67 −3.59 pp
2010 69.26 +5.87 pp
2009 63.39 −16.6 pp
2008 79.99 +11 pp
2007 69 −1.78 pp
2006 70.78 +34.75 pp
2005 36.03 +7.42 pp
2004 28.6 +3.04 pp
2003 25.56 −18.87 pp
2002 44.43 −2.33 pp
2001 46.76 +11.98 pp
2000 34.78

Central America, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.