Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Ecuador
Ecuador: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 44.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Ecuador, 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, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Ecuador stood at 44.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Ecuador peaked at 44.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 2004.
That places Ecuador 75th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.0% | 43.8% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 44.0% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 44.0% | 44.5% | 5 |
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More population data for Ecuador
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 76.87 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 792,284 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.81 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.81 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 23,218 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.81 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.79 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Ecuador?
- Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Ecuador was 44.0% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 2004.
- How does Ecuador rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Ecuador ranks 75th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.