People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Malawi
Malawi: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 47.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Malawi, 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
Malawi recorded 47.3% 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 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Malawi peaked at 47.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2000.
That places Malawi 52nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +38.8% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +27.9% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 47.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 6.0% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 20.0% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 42.8% | 47.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0331 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Malawi?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Malawi was 47.3% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Malawi ranks 52nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.