Belize - Annual freshwater withdrawals

Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Belize was 67.72 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 90.00 in 1987, while its lowest value was 55.48 in 1992.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1987 90.00
1992 55.48
1997 63.44
2002 67.72
2007 67.72
2012 67.72
2017 67.72

Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Belize was 11.29 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 21.51 in 1992, while its lowest value was 10.00 in 1987.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1987 10.00
1992 21.51
1997 14.86
2002 11.29
2007 11.29
2012 11.29
2017 11.29

Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Belize was 20.99 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 23.00 in 1992, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1987.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1987 0.00
1992 23.00
1997 21.71
2002 20.99
2007 20.99
2012 20.99
2017 20.99

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Belize was 1.26 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 1.26 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.25 in 1987.

Definition: The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1987 0.25
1992 0.44
1997 0.94
2002 1.26
2007 1.26
2012 1.26
2017 1.26
2018 1.26

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)

The value for Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) in Belize was 0.101 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.101 in 2017 and a minimum value of 0.020 in 1987.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1987 0.020
1992 0.035
1997 0.075
2002 0.101
2007 0.101
2012 0.101
2017 0.101

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in Belize was 0.662 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 0.662 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.131 in 1987.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1987 0.131
1992 0.232
1997 0.492
2002 0.662
2007 0.662
2012 0.662
2017 0.662

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Freshwater