Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Liberia
Liberia: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 50.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Liberia is 50.38, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the 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 210th out of 225 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
- 207 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 54.46 compare
- 208 Namibia 52.7 compare
- 209 Haiti 51.31 compare
- 211 Togo 48.64 compare
- 212 Guinea-Bissau 47.37 compare
- 213 Mozambique 44.09 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)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.86 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1,167 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.86 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.86 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Liberia?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Liberia was 50.38 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.38 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.93 in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Liberia ranks 210th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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