Proportion of population using sanitation facilities … sewer in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Liberia is 0, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Liberia peaked at 4.07 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2024.
Liberia ranks 220th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.07 | — |
| 2001 | 3.92 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 3.76 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 3.6 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 3.43 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 3.27 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 3.1 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.93 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 2.76 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 2.59 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 2.41 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 2.23 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 2.05 | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 1.87 | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 1.69 | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 1.5 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 1.31 | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 1.12 | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9251 | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7278 | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5276 | -27.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3243 | -38.5% |
| 2022 | 0.118 | -63.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 | -97.6% |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.17. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.52. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -100.0% | 0.0028 | 0 |
| 2023 | -97.6% | 0.118 | 0.0028 |
| 2022 | -63.6% | 0.3243 | 0.118 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.34 | 2.59 | 4.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 | 0.7278 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1945 | 0 | 0.5276 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 217 Burkina Faso 0.2651 compare
- 218 Tuvalu 0.1766 compare
- 219 Central African Republic 0.1342 compare
- 220 Greenland 0
- 220 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
More population data for Liberia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,891 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2874 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1439 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7859 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1439 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3986 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Liberia?
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Liberia was 0 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.07 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to?
- Liberia ranks 220th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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