Belize: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Belize's electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) fell 10.32 percentage points on 2020 (from 43.72% to 33.4%).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was +0.45 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 14.99 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 34.75 percentage points in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 33.22 percentage points in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about 4.09 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 61% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Belize had the 16th highest value of the 80 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Belize in the 2021 ranking

• Liberia — 12th of 80: 55.72%
• Fiji — 13th of 80: 50.11%
• Papua New Guinea — 14th of 80: 35.29%
• Samoa — 16th of 80: 28.76%
• Faroe Islands — 17th of 80: 23.67%
• French Polynesia — 18th of 80: 23.11%

What this measures

The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.

Limitations: IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes. For example, the IEA has constructed historical energy statistics for countries of the former Soviet Union. In addition, energy statistics for other countries have undergone continuous changes in coverage or methodology in recent years as more detailed energy accounts have become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average using total electricity production as weights.

All 22 values

Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 0% (2021)
• Argentina — 19.77% (2025)
• Aruba — 0% (2021)
• Bahamas, The — 0% (2021)
• Barbados — 0% (2021)
• Bolivia — 23.01% (2024)
• Brazil — 51.74% (2025)
• British Virgin Islands — 0% (2021)
• Cayman Islands

More environment data for Belize

• Rural population — 247,148 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 58.44% (2025)
• Urban population — 175,776 (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 41.56% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 270.97 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 208,919 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 209,190 (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — 1.72% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 0.93% (2025)
• Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land) — 176.53 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Belize's electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total)?

33.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 1.38 percentage points from 34.78% in 2000. The highest value was 79.99% in 2008 and the lowest 18.13% in 2019.

How does Belize rank?

16th highest of 80 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) unusual for Belize?

In 2021, Belize's electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) fell 10.32 percentage points on 2020 (from 43.72% to 33.4%). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was +0.45 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 14.99 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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