People using safely managed sanitation services in Albania
Albania: People using safely managed sanitation services was 69.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Albania is 69.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Albania peaked at 69.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2000.
Albania ranks 65th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.9% | — |
| 2001 | 23.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 69.3% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.7% | 22.9% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 29.6% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 58.0% | 69.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 62 Palestine, State of 73.5% compare
- 63 Lao People's Democratic Republic 71.4% compare
- 64 Mongolia 69.9% compare
- 66 China 68.9% compare
- 67 Azerbaijan 68.0% compare
- 68 Georgia 63.0% compare
More health data for Albania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Albania?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Albania was 69.3% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Albania ranks 65th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.