People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Liberia
Liberia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 57.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Liberia, 2001–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 57.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Liberia peaked at 57.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2001.
That places Liberia 77th 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): Q5 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 38.1% | — |
| 2002 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 44.7% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.9% | 38.1% | 44.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 46.4% | 57.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 74 Eswatini 63.4% compare
- 75 Burundi 63.0% compare
- 76 Burkina Faso 57.9% compare
- 78 Tanzania, United Republic of 57.5% compare
- 79 Afghanistan 55.6% compare
- 80 Guinea 54.8% compare
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)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9526 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1979 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Liberia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Liberia was 57.9% 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): q5 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2001.
- How does Liberia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Liberia ranks 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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