People using improved sanitation facilities in Liberia
Liberia: People using improved sanitation facilities was 2.83 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Liberia, 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
The most recent figure for people using improved sanitation facilities in Liberia is 2.83 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Liberia peaked at 2.83 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 934,857 people, in 2000.
That places Liberia 132nd 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 | 1.18 million people | 934,857 people | 1.51 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 million people | 1.58 million people | 2.33 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 million people | 2.42 million people | 2.83 million people | 5 |
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More population data for Liberia
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 852,118 people (2100)
- Population density 131.49 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.86 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1,167 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.86 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.86 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.95 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Liberia?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Liberia was 2.83 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 934,857 people in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Liberia ranks 132nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.