Sanitation facilities usage in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Sanitation facilities usage was 26.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of stood at 26.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 26.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2009.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 122nd 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.1% | — |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 24.1% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 24.2% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 25.3% | 26.0% | 5 |
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More population data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5136 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.187 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5136 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4023 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 35,937 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.11 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 32.06 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.32 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 26.0% 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2009.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 122nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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.