People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Liberia

Liberia: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 2.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
2.0%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
96th
of 97 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 2001
All-time low
2.0%
in 2017
Years of data
17
2001–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Liberia, 2001–2017

00.511.522.52001200920172001: 2.52002: 2.52003: 2.52004: 2.52005: 2.52006: 2.42007: 2.42008: 2.42009: 2.32010: 2.32011: 2.22012: 2.22013: 2.22014: 2.12015: 2.12016: 2.12017: 2

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

Liberia recorded 2.0% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Liberia peaked at 2.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2017.

Liberia ranks 96th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Liberia, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 2.5%
2002 2.5% +0.0%
2003 2.5% +0.0%
2004 2.5% +0.0%
2005 2.5% +0.0%
2006 2.4% -1.5%
2007 2.4% -1.5%
2008 2.4% -1.6%
2009 2.3% -1.6%
2010 2.3% -1.6%
2011 2.2% -1.6%
2012 2.2% -1.7%
2013 2.2% -1.7%
2014 2.1% -1.7%
2015 2.1% -1.7%
2016 2.1% -1.8%
2017 2.0% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.4% 2.3% 2.5% 9
2010s 2.1% 2.0% 2.3% 8

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 93 Niger 3.3% compare
  2. 94 Benin 3.3% compare
  3. 95 Togo 2.2% compare
  4. 97 Chad 0.6% compare

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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 2.0% 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 2.5% in 2001.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2017.
How does Liberia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
Liberia ranks 96th 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 down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q3
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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