People using safely managed sanitation services in Libya
Libya: People using safely managed sanitation services was 21.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation services in Libya, 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 Libya is 21.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Libya peaked at 27.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2024.
That places Libya 127th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.6% | — |
| 2001 | 27.2% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 26.9% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 24.6% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 22.1% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.7% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,084 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3466 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6796 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Libya?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Libya was 21.7% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Libya ranks 127th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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.