Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Libya
Libya: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 17.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Libya recorded 17.8 for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Libya peaked at 31.54 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.8, in 2024.
Libya ranks 90th 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 | 27.93 | 24.33 | 31.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.33 | 18.37 | 23.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.03 | 17.8 | 18.26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 87 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 19.68 compare
- 88 Papua New Guinea 18.49 compare
- 89 Guyana 17.9 compare
- 91 China 17.41 compare
- 92 Chad 17.27 compare
- 93 Solomon Islands 17.22 compare
More population data for Libya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,540 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.9554 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2302 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.196 (2100)
- Population density 5.56 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 455,012 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.196 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.9554 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 200,335 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Libya?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Libya was 17.8 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 31.54 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8 in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Libya ranks 90th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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