Sanitation facilities usage in Albania
Albania: Sanitation facilities usage was 69.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Albania stood at 69.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Albania peaked at 69.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2000.
Albania ranks 69th of 150 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.9% | — |
| 2001 | 23.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 69.3% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.7% | 22.9% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 29.6% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 58.0% | 69.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More population data for Albania
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2,456 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.286 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.3% (2100)
- Population density 43.25 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 36,822 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Albania?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Albania was 69.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Albania ranks 69th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.