People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Liberia
Liberia: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 19.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Liberia, 2001–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Liberia recorded 19.6% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Liberia peaked at 19.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2001.
Liberia ranks 90th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.5% | — |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.5% | 12.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 13.7% | 19.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 87 Sierra Leone 23.4% compare
- 88 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20.7% compare
- 89 Kenya 20.3% compare
- 91 Guinea-Bissau 19.5% compare
- 92 Ghana 19.5% compare
- 93 Congo 18.7% compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0245 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0209 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Liberia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Liberia was 19.6% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2001.
- How does Liberia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Liberia ranks 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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