People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Liberia
Liberia: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 34.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Liberia, 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
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Liberia stood at 34.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Liberia peaked at 34.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2000.
Liberia ranks 173rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.4% | — |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 23.4% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 27.9% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 32.7% | 34.6% | 5 |
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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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0108 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0094 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Liberia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Liberia was 34.6% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Liberia ranks 173rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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, 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.