People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Liberia
Liberia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 3.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Liberia, 2001–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Liberia is 3.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Liberia peaked at 3.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2001.
That places Liberia 93rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.3% | — |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 8 |
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More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9448 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1929 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Liberia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Liberia was 3.6% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2001.
- How does Liberia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Liberia ranks 93rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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