Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Algeria
Algeria: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 2.42 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 2.42 for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Algeria peaked at 5.78 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.42, in 2024.
Algeria ranks 147th of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.12 | 4.44 | 5.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.58 | 2.87 | 4.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 | 2.42 | 2.71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More population data for Algeria
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.186 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.00 million (2100)
- Population density 27.08 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.186 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3913 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.09 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 60,001 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.09 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.72 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 183,368 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Algeria?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Algeria was 2.42 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Algeria ranks 147th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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