People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … using Q1 lowest rural in Liberia
Liberia: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … using Q1 lowest rural was 1.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Liberia, 2001–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Liberia stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Liberia peaked at 1.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2001.
That places Liberia 93rd 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: Q1 (lowest) … using Q1 lowest rural in Liberia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.0% | — |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +2.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 1.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.6%, 20% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 1.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.1%, 19% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0699 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Liberia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Liberia was 1.3% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2001.
- How does Liberia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Liberia ranks 93rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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