Population using at least basic sanitation services in Ecuador
Ecuador: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 86.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 86.1% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Ecuador peaked at 86.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 88th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.5% | 59.6% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 70.5% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 81.6% | 86.1% | 5 |
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More environment data for Ecuador
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 74.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0751 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 8.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0966 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Ecuador?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Ecuador was 86.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Ecuador ranks 88th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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