Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Montenegro

Access to basic sanitation in Montenegro in 2024 — 97.8%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 193. Since 2006, the indicator has risen by 7.2 pp.

2024 97.8% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 74of 193
Period maximum 97.8%2024
Period minimum 90.6%2006

Trend over time

2006–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Montenegro, 2006–2024909294969820062008201020122014201620182020202220242006: 90.6%2007: 91.2%2008: 91.7%2009: 92.3%2010: 92.8%2011: 93.3%2012: 93.9%2013: 94.4%2014: 95%2015: 95.5%2016: 96.1%2017: 96.7%2018: 97.2%2019: 97.5%2020: 97.8%2021: 97.8%2022: 97.8%2023: 97.8%2024: 97.8%
Change over the period: +7.2 pp Annual average: 0.4 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Montenegro 97.8%
World 82.2%
Southern Europe computed 99.7%
Access to basic sanitation — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97.8 +0 pp
2023 97.8 +0 pp
2022 97.8 +0 pp
2021 97.8 +0 pp
2020 97.8 +0.3 pp
2019 97.5 +0.3 pp
2018 97.2 +0.6 pp
2017 96.7 +0.6 pp
2016 96.1 +0.6 pp
2015 95.5 +0.6 pp
2014 95 +0.6 pp
2013 94.4 +0.5 pp
2012 93.9 +0.5 pp
2011 93.3 +0.5 pp
2010 92.8 +0.5 pp
2009 92.3 +0.5 pp
2008 91.7 +0.5 pp
2007 91.2 +0.5 pp
2006 90.6

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.