People using improved sanitation facilities in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: People using improved sanitation facilities was 10.28 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.28 million people
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
84th
of 232 countries
All-time high
10.28 million people
in 2024
All-time low
6.07 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using improved sanitation facilities in Azerbaijan, 2000–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M2000201220242000: 6.1M people2001: 6.2M people2002: 6.4M people2003: 6.5M people2004: 6.7M people2005: 6.9M people2006: 7.1M people2007: 7.3M people2008: 7.4M people2009: 7.6M people2010: 7.8M people2011: 8.0M people2012: 8.2M people2013: 8.4M people2014: 8.7M people2015: 8.9M people2016: 9.1M people2017: 9.3M people2018: 9.5M people2019: 9.6M people2020: 9.8M people2021: 10.0M people2022: 10.1M people2023: 10.2M people2024: 10.3M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Azerbaijan recorded 10.28 million people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Azerbaijan peaked at 10.28 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.07 million people, in 2000.

Azerbaijan ranks 84th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.81 million people 6.07 million people 7.63 million people 10
2010s 8.75 million people 7.82 million people 9.63 million people 10
2020s 10.07 million people 9.81 million people 10.28 million people 5

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  5. 86 Greece 10.05 million people compare
  6. 87 Hungary 9.68 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Azerbaijan?
People using improved sanitation facilities in Azerbaijan was 10.28 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 10.28 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 6.07 million people in 2000.
How does Azerbaijan rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
Azerbaijan ranks 84th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using improved sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.