Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 21.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Côte d'Ivoire, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Côte d'Ivoire is 21.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 21.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2000.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 83rd of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 21.2% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 5.6% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 11.5% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 18.3% | 21.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 80 Tanzania, United Republic of 21.7% compare
- 81 Burkina Faso 21.4% compare
- 82 Mozambique 21.4% compare
- 84 Djibouti 20.9% compare
- 85 Ghana 20.4% compare
- 86 Uganda 18.8% compare
More population data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.7661 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.7661 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 8.39 million people (2100)
- Population density 327.18 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.8% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1242 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.4545 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Côte d'Ivoire was 21.2% 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 83rd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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.