Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Liberia

Access to basic sanitation in Liberia in 2024 — 23.3%. Ranked 185 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 11.2 pp.

2024 23.3% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 185of 193
Period maximum 23.3%2024
Period minimum 12.2%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Liberia, 2000–2024101520252000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 12.2%2001: 12.5%2002: 12.8%2003: 13.1%2004: 13.4%2005: 13.7%2006: 14.1%2007: 14.6%2008: 15%2009: 15.5%2010: 16%2011: 16.4%2012: 16.9%2013: 17.4%2014: 17.9%2015: 18.4%2016: 18.9%2017: 19.5%2018: 20%2019: 20.5%2020: 21.1%2021: 21.6%2022: 22.2%2023: 22.8%2024: 23.3%
Change over the period: +11.2 pp Annual average: 0.47 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Liberia 23.3%
World 82.2%
Western Africa computed 41.6%
Low-income countries computed 33.1%
Access to basic sanitation — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 23.3 +0.6 pp
2023 22.8 +0.6 pp
2022 22.2 +0.6 pp
2021 21.6 +0.6 pp
2020 21.1 +0.5 pp
2019 20.5 +0.5 pp
2018 20 +0.5 pp
2017 19.5 +0.5 pp
2016 18.9 +0.5 pp
2015 18.4 +0.5 pp
2014 17.9 +0.5 pp
2013 17.4 +0.5 pp
2012 16.9 +0.5 pp
2011 16.4 +0.5 pp
2010 16 +0.5 pp
2009 15.5 +0.5 pp
2008 15 +0.5 pp
2007 14.6 +0.4 pp
2006 14.1 +0.4 pp
2005 13.7 +0.3 pp
2004 13.4 +0.3 pp
2003 13.1 +0.3 pp
2002 12.8 +0.3 pp
2001 12.5 +0.3 pp
2000 12.2

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.