Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Libya
Libya: Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services was 21.75 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Libya is 21.75, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Libya peaked at 27.57 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.75, in 2024.
Libya ranks 129th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.07 | 24.57 | 27.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9 | 22.06 | 24.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.87 | 21.75 | 21.99 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 safely managed sanitation services in Libya?
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Libya was 21.75 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 27.57 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.75 in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Libya ranks 129th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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