People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Algeria
Algeria: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 64.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 64.6% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Algeria peaked at 66.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2021.
That places Algeria 53rd out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.8% | — |
| 2001 | 65.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 65.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.2% | 65.8% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 65.0% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 64.6% | 64.8% | 5 |
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More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % 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 0.0465 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Algeria?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Algeria was 64.6% 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, urban recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2021.
- How does Algeria rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Algeria ranks 53rd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria 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, urban (% of urban 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.