People using at least basic sanitation services in Montenegro
Montenegro: People using at least basic sanitation services was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Montenegro, 2006–2024
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 Montenegro stood at 97.8%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Montenegro peaked at 97.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.6%, in 2006.
Montenegro ranks 76th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 90.6% | — |
| 2007 | 91.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 92.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.4% | 90.6% | 92.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 92.8% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 73 Hungary 98.0% compare
- 74 Kazakhstan 97.9% compare
- 75 Serbia 97.9% compare
- 77 Ukraine 97.7% compare
- 78 Netherlands 97.7% compare
- 79 Saudi Arabia 97.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Montenegro?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Montenegro was 97.8% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.6% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Montenegro ranks 76th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.