People using at least basic sanitation services in Liberia
Liberia: People using at least basic sanitation services was 23.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services in Liberia stood at 23.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Liberia peaked at 23.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2000.
Liberia ranks 204th 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.2% | — |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.2% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 16.0% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.1% | 23.3% | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,097 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (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 in Liberia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Liberia was 23.3% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Liberia ranks 204th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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, 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.