Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities was 71.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
71.38
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
67th
of 150 countries
All-time high
71.38
in 2024
All-time low
21.15
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2024

204060802000201220242000: 21.22001: 23.72002: 26.12003: 28.52004: 30.82005: 33.12006: 35.22007: 37.42008: 39.62009: 41.72010: 43.82011: 45.92012: 482013: 502014: 52.12015: 54.12016: 56.32017: 58.42018: 60.42019: 62.52020: 64.52021: 66.62022: 68.32023: 69.92024: 71.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 71.38 for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 71.38 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.15, in 2000.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 67th 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 21.15
2001 23.7 +12.1%
2002 26.11 +10.1%
2003 28.46 +9.0%
2004 30.8 +8.2%
2005 33.08 +7.4%
2006 35.25 +6.6%
2007 37.41 +6.1%
2008 39.55 +5.7%
2009 41.68 +5.4%
2010 43.79 +5.1%
2011 45.89 +4.8%
2012 47.97 +4.5%
2013 50.04 +4.3%
2014 52.09 +4.1%
2015 54.12 +3.9%
2016 56.29 +4.0%
2017 58.37 +3.7%
2018 60.44 +3.5%
2019 62.5 +3.4%
2020 64.54 +3.3%
2021 66.58 +3.2%
2022 68.32 +2.6%
2023 69.91 +2.3%
2024 71.38 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.72 21.15 41.68 10
2010s 53.15 43.79 62.5 10
2020s 68.15 64.54 71.38 5

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 64 South Africa 73.78 compare
  2. 65 Jamaica 73.61 compare
  3. 66 Palestine, State of 73.51 compare
  4. 68 Mongolia 69.95 compare
  5. 69 Albania 69.28 compare
  6. 70 China 68.87 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 71.38 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 71.38 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 21.15 in 2000.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 67th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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