Sanitation facilities usage in Lebanon
Lebanon: Sanitation facilities usage was 25.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon stood at 25.7%.
The figure is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Lebanon peaked at 26.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2000.
That places Lebanon 123rd out of 150 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.9% | — |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 17.9% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 21.8% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.7% | 26.0% | 5 |
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- 124 Suriname 25.1% compare
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More population data for Lebanon
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3208 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2181 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3208 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4769 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 4,938 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -1.03 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5028 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 703.09 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 333,428 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Lebanon?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Lebanon was 25.7% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Lebanon ranks 123rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.