Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Algeria

Algeria: Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities was 87.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
87.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
112th
of 184 countries
All-time high
91.74
in 2000
All-time low
87.9
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Algeria, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 91.72001: 91.72002: 91.72003: 91.72004: 91.72005: 91.72006: 91.72007: 91.72008: 91.72009: 91.72010: 91.72011: 91.72012: 91.32013: 912014: 90.62015: 90.22016: 89.82017: 89.42018: 892019: 88.72020: 88.32021: 87.92022: 87.92023: 87.92024: 87.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Algeria stood at 87.9. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Algeria peaked at 91.74 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 87.9, in 2021.

Algeria ranks 112th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Algeria, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 91.74
2001 91.74 -0.0%
2002 91.74 -0.0%
2003 91.74 -0.0%
2004 91.74 -0.0%
2005 91.73 -0.0%
2006 91.73 -0.0%
2007 91.73 -0.0%
2008 91.73 -0.0%
2009 91.73 -0.0%
2010 91.73 -0.0%
2011 91.73 -0.0%
2012 91.34 -0.4%
2013 90.96 -0.4%
2014 90.58 -0.4%
2015 90.2 -0.4%
2016 89.81 -0.4%
2017 89.43 -0.4%
2018 89.05 -0.4%
2019 88.66 -0.4%
2020 88.28 -0.4%
2021 87.9 -0.4%
2022 87.9 +0.0%
2023 87.9 +0.0%
2024 87.9 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91.73 91.73 91.74 10
2010s 90.35 88.66 91.73 10
2020s 87.98 87.9 88.28 5

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 109 Indonesia 90.08 compare
  2. 110 Jamaica 89.98 compare
  3. 111 Tuvalu 88.92 compare
  4. 113 Ireland 87.81 compare
  5. 114 India 87.38 compare
  6. 115 Philippines 86.81 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Algeria?
Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Algeria was 87.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 91.74 in 2000.
What is the lowest share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 87.9 in 2021.
How does Algeria rank for share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities?
Algeria ranks 112th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
186 places, 4,556 data points, 2000–2024
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