People using safely managed sanitation services in Lebanon
Lebanon: People using safely managed sanitation services was 25.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon stood at 25.7%.
The figure is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Lebanon peaked at 26.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2000.
That places Lebanon 119th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.9% | — |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 17.9% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 21.8% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.7% | 26.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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- 120 Suriname 25.1% compare
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More health data for Lebanon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 185 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0171 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Lebanon?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Lebanon was 25.7% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Lebanon ranks 119th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.