People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Belarus
Belarus: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 50.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Belarus, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Belarus stood at 50.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Belarus peaked at 72.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2021.
That places Belarus 47th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.5% | — |
| 2001 | 72.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 72.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 69.9% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 61.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.7% | 64.3% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 51.9% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 50.0% | 50.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Belarus?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Belarus was 50.1% 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, rural recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2021.
- How does Belarus rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Belarus ranks 47th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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, rural (% of rural 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.