People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Albania
Albania: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 99.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Albania recorded 99.3% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Albania peaked at 99.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 2000.
That places Albania 36th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.9% | — |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.3% | 96.9% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 97.9% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,085 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Albania?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Albania was 99.3% 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, urban recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Albania ranks 36th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Albania 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, urban (% of urban 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.