People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Montenegro
Montenegro: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 40.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Montenegro, 2006–2024
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 Montenegro stood at 40.7%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Montenegro peaked at 40.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2006.
Montenegro ranks 60th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 34.1% | — |
| 2007 | 34.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 38.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 40.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 40.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.9% | 34.1% | 35.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 36.1% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 39.3% | 40.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 57 Turks and Caicos Islands 43.9% compare
- 58 Bangladesh 41.9% compare
- 59 Pakistan 41.3% compare
- 61 Kenya 39.3% compare
- 62 China 38.1% compare
- 63 Costa Rica 36.0% compare
More health data for Montenegro
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1184 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,522 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Montenegro?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Montenegro was 40.7% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Montenegro ranks 60th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.