Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Bolivia

Bolivia: Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities was 53.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
53.27
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
129th
of 175 countries
All-time high
53.27
in 2024
All-time low
13.39
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Bolivia, 2000–2024

10203040502000201220242000: 13.42001: 14.72002: 162003: 17.32004: 18.62005: 19.92006: 21.22007: 22.82008: 24.32009: 25.92010: 27.62011: 29.22012: 30.92013: 32.62014: 34.42015: 36.12016: 37.92017: 39.72018: 41.62019: 43.52020: 45.42021: 47.32022: 49.32023: 51.32024: 53.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Bolivia is 53.27, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Bolivia peaked at 53.27 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.39, in 2000.

Bolivia ranks 129th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Bolivia, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 13.39 —
2001 14.7 +9.7%
2002 16 +8.9%
2003 17.31 +8.1%
2004 18.61 +7.5%
2005 19.91 +7.0%
2006 21.22 +6.5%
2007 22.76 +7.3%
2008 24.33 +6.9%
2009 25.93 +6.6%
2010 27.56 +6.3%
2011 29.22 +6.0%
2012 30.9 +5.8%
2013 32.61 +5.5%
2014 34.35 +5.3%
2015 36.12 +5.1%
2016 37.91 +5.0%
2017 39.73 +4.8%
2018 41.58 +4.7%
2019 43.46 +4.5%
2020 45.37 +4.4%
2021 47.3 +4.3%
2022 49.26 +4.1%
2023 51.25 +4.0%
2024 53.27 +3.9%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 53.27 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.97, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 53.27 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.06, 62% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.42 13.39 25.93 10
2010s 35.35 27.56 43.46 10
2020s 49.29 45.37 53.27 5

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 126 Comoros 57.1 compare
  2. 127 Sudan 56.75 compare
  3. 128 Senegal 54.02 compare
  4. 130 Mongolia 52.91 compare
  5. 131 Malawi 49.51 compare
  6. 132 Lesotho 49.17 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More population data for Bolivia

All data for Bolivia →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Bolivia?
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Bolivia was 53.27 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 53.27 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.39 in 2000.
How does Bolivia rank for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Bolivia ranks 129th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Bolivia. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/share-of-rural-population-with-improved-sanitation-faciltities/bolivia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/share-of-rural-population-with-improved-sanitation-faciltities/bolivia/">Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Bolivia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed