Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Algeria

Access to basic sanitation in Algeria in 2024 — 85.9%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.4 pp.

2024 85.9% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 129of 193
Period maximum 87.2%2011
Period minimum 84.5%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Algeria, 2000–202484858687882000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 84.5%2001: 84.8%2002: 85%2003: 85.3%2004: 85.6%2005: 85.8%2006: 86.1%2007: 86.3%2008: 86.5%2009: 86.8%2010: 87%2011: 87.2%2012: 87.1%2013: 87%2014: 86.9%2015: 86.7%2016: 86.6%2017: 86.5%2018: 86.3%2019: 86.1%2020: 86%2021: 85.8%2022: 85.8%2023: 85.9%2024: 85.9%
Change over the period: +1.4 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Algeria

Algeria 85.9%
World 82.2%
Northern Africa computed 87.9%
Access to basic sanitation — Algeria, by year Algeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 85.9 +0 pp
2023 85.9 +0 pp
2022 85.8 +0 pp
2021 85.8 −0.2 pp
2020 86 −0.2 pp
2019 86.1 −0.2 pp
2018 86.3 −0.2 pp
2017 86.5 −0.1 pp
2016 86.6 −0.1 pp
2015 86.7 −0.1 pp
2014 86.9 −0.1 pp
2013 87 −0.1 pp
2012 87.1 −0.1 pp
2011 87.2 +0.2 pp
2010 87 +0.2 pp
2009 86.8 +0.2 pp
2008 86.5 +0.2 pp
2007 86.3 +0.2 pp
2006 86.1 +0.2 pp
2005 85.8 +0.3 pp
2004 85.6 +0.3 pp
2003 85.3 +0.3 pp
2002 85 +0.3 pp
2001 84.8 +0.3 pp
2000 84.5

Northern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.