Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities was 50.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 50.38 for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Liberia peaked at 50.38 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.93, in 2000.
That places Liberia 216th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.09 | 31.93 | 38.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.52 | 39.05 | 46.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.65 | 46.95 | 50.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 213 Sao Tome and Principe 54.46 compare
- 214 Namibia 52.7 compare
- 215 Haiti 51.31 compare
- 217 Togo 48.64 compare
- 218 Guinea-Bissau 47.37 compare
- 219 Mozambique 44.09 compare
More population data for Liberia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,891 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.07 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3986 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.189 (2100)
- Population density 131.49 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 852,118 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.189 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 1,167 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Liberia?
- Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Liberia was 50.38 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.38 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.93 in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Liberia ranks 216th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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