People using improved sanitation facilities in Lebanon
Lebanon: People using improved sanitation facilities was 5.81 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Lebanon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 5.81 million people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Lebanon peaked at 6.13 million people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.36 million people, in 2000.
That places Lebanon 108th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.78 million people | 3.36 million people | 4.33 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.49 million people | 4.44 million people | 6.13 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.75 million people | 5.70 million people | 5.81 million people | 5 |
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More population data for Lebanon
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 333,428 people (2100)
- Population density 703.09 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.23 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 758,642 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.23 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.23 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Lebanon?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Lebanon was 5.81 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.13 million people in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.36 million people in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Lebanon ranks 108th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.