Population using at least basic sanitation services in Albania
Albania: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in Albania is 99.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Albania peaked at 99.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, in 2000.
Albania ranks 26th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.2% | — |
| 2001 | 84.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 88.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 90.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 92.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 95.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 99.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.2%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Albania's 99.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.9%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.7% | 84.2% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 92.2% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More environment data for Albania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6356 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8208 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.434 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2018)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Albania?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Albania was 99.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Albania ranks 26th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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