Population using at least basic sanitation services in Algeria
Algeria: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 79.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 174 countries
All-time high
79.7%
in 2021
All-time low
73.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in Algeria is 79.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Algeria peaked at 79.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2000.
Algeria ranks 103rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.6% | — |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 79.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.2%, 87% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 79.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 94.8%, 84% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.2% | 73.6% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 77.1% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 79.5% | 79.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More environment data for Algeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -26.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.41 % 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 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Algeria?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Algeria was 79.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Algeria ranks 103rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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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