People using at least basic sanitation services in Venezuela
Venezuela: People using at least basic sanitation services was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Venezuela, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 98.4% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Venezuela peaked at 98.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 2000.
Venezuela ranks 69th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.4% | — |
| 2001 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.9% | 86.4% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 91.9% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.0% | 98.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Venezuela?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Venezuela was 98.4% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 2000.
- How does Venezuela rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Venezuela ranks 69th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.