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Water resources per capita — Belize

Water resources per capita in Belize in 2022 — 37,891 m³/person. Ranked 14 in the world out of 181. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 76.2%.

2022 37,891 m³/person −1.83% vs 2021
World rank 14of 181
Period maximum 158,889 m³/person1962
Period minimum 37,891 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1962–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Belize, 1962–2022050,000100,000150,000200,000196219681974198019861992199820042010201620221962: 158,889 m³/person1964: 150,192 m³/person1966: 141,419 m³/person1968: 133,028 m³/person1970: 126,391 m³/person1972: 122,397 m³/person1974: 119,047 m³/person1976: 114,652 m³/person1978: 110,011 m³/person1980: 105,196 m³/person1982: 100,034 m³/person1984: 95,349 m³/person1986: 91,075 m³/person1988: 87,110 m³/person1990: 83,353 m³/person1992: 79,902 m³/person1994: 76,646 m³/person1996: 72,560 m³/person1998: 67,770 m³/person2000: 63,372 m³/person2002: 59,607 m³/person2004: 56,167 m³/person2006: 53,009 m³/person2008: 50,138 m³/person2010: 47,651 m³/person2012: 45,632 m³/person2014: 43,735 m³/person2016: 41,842 m³/person2018: 40,134 m³/person2020: 39,047 m³/person2022: 37,891 m³/person
Change over the period: −120,998 (−76.15%) Average annual rate: -2.36 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Belize 37,891 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Latin America & Caribbean 21,253 m³/person
Central America computed 5,814 m³/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 6,572 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 37,891 −708 −1.83%
2021 38,599 −448 −1.15%
2020 39,047 −504 −1.28%
2019 39,551 −583 −1.45%
2018 40,134 −755 −1.85%
2017 40,889 −953 −2.28%
2016 41,842 −983 −2.3%
2015 42,825 −909 −2.08%
2014 43,735 −934 −2.09%
2013 44,669 −963 −2.11%
2012 45,632 −992 −2.13%
2011 46,624 −1,027 −2.15%
2010 47,651 −1,163 −2.38%
2009 48,814 −1,324 −2.64%
2008 50,138 −1,399 −2.71%
2007 51,537 −1,472 −2.78%
2006 53,009 −1,544 −2.83%
2005 54,552 −1,615 −2.88%
2004 56,167 −1,684 −2.91%
2003 57,851 −1,756 −2.95%
2002 59,607 −1,831 −2.98%
2001 61,438 −1,934 −3.05%
2000 63,372 −2,105 −3.21%
1999 65,477 −2,293 −3.38%
1998 67,770 −2,408 −3.43%
1997 70,178 −2,381 −3.28%
1996 72,560 −2,191 −2.93%
1995 74,750 −1,896 −2.47%
1994 76,646 −1,650 −2.11%
1993 78,296 −1,607 −2.01%
1992 79,902 −1,684 −2.06%
1991 81,587 −1,767 −2.12%
1990 83,353 −1,847 −2.17%
1989 85,200 −1,910 −2.19%
1988 87,110 −1,953 −2.19%
1987 89,064 −2,011 −2.21%
1986 91,075 −2,090 −2.24%
1985 93,165 −2,184 −2.29%
1984 95,349 −2,286 −2.34%
1983 97,635 −2,399 −2.4%
1982 100,034 −2,529 −2.47%
1981 102,563 −2,633 −2.5%
1980 105,196 −2,513 −2.33%
1979 107,709 −2,302 −2.09%
1978 110,011 −2,288 −2.04%
1977 112,299 −2,352 −2.05%
1976 114,652 −2,385 −2.04%
1975 117,036 −2,010 −1.69%
1974 119,047 −1,638 −1.36%
1973 120,685 −1,712 −1.4%
1972 122,397 −1,865 −1.5%
1971 124,262 −2,129 −1.68%
1970 126,391 −2,887 −2.23%
1969 129,278 −3,749 −2.82%
1968 133,028 −4,114 −3%
1967 137,141 −4,278 −3.03%
1966 141,419 −4,365 −2.99%
1965 145,785 −4,408 −2.93%
1964 150,192 −4,411 −2.85%
1963 154,604 −4,285 −2.7%
1962 158,889 — —

Central America, 2022

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

BZ Belize 37,891 PA Panama 31,040 NI Nicaragua 23,209 CR Costa Rica 22,236 HN Honduras 8,664 GT Guatemala 6,118 MX Mexico 3,180 SV El Salvador 2,489
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About the indicator

Internal renewable water resources divided by the population. This is the conventional measure of water scarcity: below 1,700 cubic meters per person a year indicates water stress, below 1,000 scarcity, and below 500 absolute scarcity. The value falls even where the water itself does not diminish — simply from population growth — and the series shows which countries are entering scarcity demographically.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its water resources divided by all of its population. The thresholds of 1,700, 1,000 and 500 m³ are widely used benchmarks, not an official classification.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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