Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites was 15.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Liberia stood at 15.7. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Liberia peaked at 15.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.69, in 2000.
That places Liberia 36th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 14.27 | 13.69 | 14.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.25 | 14.89 | 15.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.65 | 15.59 | 15.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 33 Lesotho 18.02 compare
- 34 Guatemala 16.46 compare
- 35 Mauritania 15.76 compare
- 37 South Sudan 14.91 compare
- 38 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 14.55 compare
- 39 Côte d’Ivoire 14.46 compare
More population data for Liberia
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.189 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 852,118 (2100)
- Population density 131.49 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.189 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3986 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.07 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,891 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.86 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1,167 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Liberia?
- Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Liberia was 15.7 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.69 in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites?
- Liberia ranks 36th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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