Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Belarus
Belarus: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 81.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Belarus, 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 using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Belarus is 81.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Belarus peaked at 89.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2016.
That places Belarus 35th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.2% | 85.7% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 80.5% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 81.1% | 81.2% | 5 |
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More population data for Belarus
- World population growth -1.2% (2100)
- Population density 21.44 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 144,679 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.22 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.22 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 43,397 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.22 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.2 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Belarus?
- Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Belarus was 81.1% 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 using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2016.
- How does Belarus rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Belarus ranks 35th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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 Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population. 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.