People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Venezuela
Venezuela: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 26.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Venezuela, 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 Venezuela is 26.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Venezuela peaked at 26.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2009.
That places Venezuela 118th 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 (% of population) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.1% | — |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 26.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.3%, 70% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 26.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.4%, 60% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 24.1% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 24.2% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 25.3% | 26.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 115 Cote d'Ivoire 27.1% compare
- 116 Thailand 26.7% compare
- 117 Costa Rica 26.3% compare
- 119 Lebanon 25.7% compare
- 120 Suriname 25.1% compare
- 121 Afghanistan 24.8% compare
More health data for Venezuela
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 888 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4153 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4549 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Venezuela?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Venezuela was 26.0% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2009.
- How does Venezuela rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Venezuela ranks 118th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.