Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Ecuador

Access to basic sanitation in Ecuador in 2024 — 91.2%. Ranked 108 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 18.2 pp.

2024 91.2% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 108of 193
Period maximum 91.2%2024
Period minimum 73%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Ecuador, 2000–20247075808590952000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 73%2001: 73.7%2002: 74.3%2003: 74.9%2004: 75.5%2005: 76.3%2006: 77.1%2007: 77.9%2008: 78.7%2009: 79.5%2010: 80.3%2011: 81.1%2012: 81.8%2013: 82.6%2014: 83.4%2015: 84.2%2016: 85%2017: 85.8%2018: 86.6%2019: 87.4%2020: 88.2%2021: 89%2022: 89.7%2023: 90.6%2024: 91.2%
Change over the period: +18.2 pp Annual average: 0.76 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Ecuador 91.2%
World 82.2%
South America computed 92%
Access to basic sanitation — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 91.2 +0.6 pp
2023 90.6 +0.8 pp
2022 89.7 +0.7 pp
2021 89 +0.8 pp
2020 88.2 +0.8 pp
2019 87.4 +0.8 pp
2018 86.6 +0.8 pp
2017 85.8 +0.8 pp
2016 85 +0.8 pp
2015 84.2 +0.8 pp
2014 83.4 +0.8 pp
2013 82.6 +0.8 pp
2012 81.8 +0.8 pp
2011 81.1 +0.8 pp
2010 80.3 +0.8 pp
2009 79.5 +0.8 pp
2008 78.7 +0.8 pp
2007 77.9 +0.8 pp
2006 77.1 +0.8 pp
2005 76.3 +0.8 pp
2004 75.5 +0.6 pp
2003 74.9 +0.6 pp
2002 74.3 +0.6 pp
2001 73.7 +0.7 pp
2000 73

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.