People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Montenegro
Montenegro: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 55.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Montenegro, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Montenegro stood at 55.4%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Montenegro peaked at 55.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2006.
That places Montenegro 61st out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, urban in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 27.2% | — |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 47.6% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 52.7% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 54.1% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 55.4% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.8% | 27.2% | 32.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 34.3% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 49.9% | 55.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 58.1% compare
- 59 Brazil 56.6% compare
- 60 India 55.8% compare
- 62 Philippines 54.1% compare
- 63 Mozambique 53.3% compare
- 64 Cambodia 52.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Montenegro?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Montenegro was 55.4% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Montenegro ranks 61st out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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, 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.