People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 72.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 72.7% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 72.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2000.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.7% | — |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 72.7% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 14.7% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 39.1% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 63.2% | 72.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 72.7% 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, rural recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2000.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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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.