Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Ecuador

Ecuador: Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities was 49.29 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
49.29
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
91st
of 150 countries
All-time high
49.33
in 2023
All-time low
44.3
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Ecuador, 2000–2024

010203040502000201220242000: 44.32001: 44.42002: 44.62003: 44.72004: 44.82005: 452006: 45.32007: 45.52008: 45.72009: 45.92010: 46.22011: 46.42012: 46.62013: 46.82014: 47.12015: 47.32016: 47.52017: 48.32018: 48.82019: 48.92020: 492021: 49.12022: 49.22023: 49.32024: 49.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Ecuador stood at 49.29.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Ecuador peaked at 49.33 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.3, in 2000.

Ecuador ranks 91st 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.

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Ecuador, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 44.3
2001 44.43 +0.3%
2002 44.55 +0.3%
2003 44.67 +0.3%
2004 44.79 +0.3%
2005 45.03 +0.5%
2006 45.26 +0.5%
2007 45.49 +0.5%
2008 45.72 +0.5%
2009 45.95 +0.5%
2010 46.17 +0.5%
2011 46.4 +0.5%
2012 46.62 +0.5%
2013 46.84 +0.5%
2014 47.06 +0.5%
2015 47.27 +0.5%
2016 47.49 +0.5%
2017 48.26 +1.6%
2018 48.81 +1.1%
2019 48.93 +0.2%
2020 49.03 +0.2%
2021 49.13 +0.2%
2022 49.19 +0.1%
2023 49.33 +0.3%
2024 49.29 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.02 44.3 45.95 10
2010s 47.38 46.17 48.93 10
2020s 49.19 49.03 49.33 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 88 Montenegro 50.87 compare
  2. 89 Bhutan 49.48 compare
  3. 90 Comoros 49.36 compare
  4. 92 Argentina 48.54 compare
  5. 93 Fiji 48.5 compare
  6. 94 Malawi 46.15 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Ecuador?
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Ecuador was 49.29 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 49.33 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 44.3 in 2000.
How does Ecuador rank for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities?
Ecuador ranks 91st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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