People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Montenegro
Montenegro: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Montenegro, 2006–2024
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 Montenegro stood at 99.6%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Montenegro peaked at 99.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 92.4%, in 2006.
Montenegro ranks 28th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 92.4% | — |
| 2007 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 93.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 92.4% | 94.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 94.7% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Montenegro?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Montenegro was 99.6% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.4% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Montenegro ranks 28th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.