Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 68.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Azerbaijan, 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, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Azerbaijan stood at 68.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Azerbaijan peaked at 68.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2000.
That places Azerbaijan 27th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.3% | — |
| 2001 | 46.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 55.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 58.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 60.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 66.6% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5% | 45.3% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 56.0% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 64.7% | 68.5% | 5 |
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- Population density 121.25 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Azerbaijan?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Azerbaijan was 68.5% 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 share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2000.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Azerbaijan ranks 27th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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 Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. 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.