People using at least basic sanitation services in Haiti
Haiti: People using at least basic sanitation services was 29.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Haiti, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 29.1% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Haiti peaked at 29.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2000.
Haiti ranks 198th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.4% | — |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 19.4% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 24.9% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.7% | 29.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 195 Guinea 32.6% compare
- 196 Burkina Faso 31.8% compare
- 197 Ghana 31.6% compare
- 199 Guinea-Bissau 28.9% compare
- 200 Togo 25.2% compare
- 201 Sierra Leone 24.9% compare
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,297 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,902 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1428 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1527 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.1929 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1551 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Haiti?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Haiti was 29.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2000.
- How does Haiti rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Haiti ranks 198th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.