People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ecuador
Ecuador: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 44.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ecuador, 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ecuador is 44.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ecuador peaked at 44.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 2004.
Ecuador ranks 75th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.4% | — |
| 2001 | 44.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.0% | 43.8% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 44.0% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 44.0% | 44.5% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.039 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ecuador?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ecuador was 44.0% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 2004.
- How does Ecuador rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Ecuador ranks 75th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.