People using safely managed sanitation services in Ecuador
Ecuador: People using safely managed sanitation services was 49.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services in Ecuador stood at 49.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Ecuador peaked at 49.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 87th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.3% | — |
| 2001 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 44.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.0% | 44.3% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 46.2% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 49.0% | 49.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.117 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.122 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Ecuador?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Ecuador was 49.3% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Ecuador ranks 87th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.