Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Montenegro

Montenegro: Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation was 40.74 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
40.74
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
60th
of 100 countries
All-time high
40.74
in 2024
All-time low
34.07
in 2006
Years of data
19
2006–2024

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Montenegro, 2006–2024

0102030402006201520242006: 34.12007: 34.62008: 35.12009: 35.72010: 36.12011: 36.62012: 372013: 37.42014: 37.72015: 38.12016: 38.42017: 38.62018: 38.92019: 39.12020: 39.32021: 39.62022: 402023: 40.42024: 40.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Montenegro stood at 40.74. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Montenegro peaked at 40.74 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.07, in 2006.

Montenegro ranks 60th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Montenegro, 2006 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2006 34.07 —
2007 34.62 +1.6%
2008 35.15 +1.5%
2009 35.65 +1.4%
2010 36.12 +1.3%
2011 36.57 +1.2%
2012 36.98 +1.1%
2013 37.37 +1.1%
2014 37.73 +1.0%
2015 38.06 +0.9%
2016 38.37 +0.8%
2017 38.64 +0.7%
2018 38.88 +0.6%
2019 39.1 +0.6%
2020 39.26 +0.4%
2021 39.63 +0.9%
2022 40 +0.9%
2023 40.37 +0.9%
2024 40.74 +0.9%

Montenegro compared with similar countries

  • Montenegro's 40.74 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.14, 81% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Montenegro's 40.74 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84.23, 48% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.87 34.07 35.65 4
2010s 37.78 36.12 39.1 10
2020s 40 39.26 40.74 5

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 57 Turks and Caicos Islands 43.87 compare
  2. 58 Bangladesh 41.93 compare
  3. 59 Pakistan 41.26 compare
  4. 61 Kenya 39.25 compare
  5. 62 China 38.08 compare
  6. 63 Costa Rica 35.97 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Montenegro?
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Montenegro was 40.74 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 40.74 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 34.07 in 2006.
How does Montenegro rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed?
Montenegro ranks 60th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
100 places, 2,464 data points, 2000–2024
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