Population using at least basic sanitation services in Laos
Laos: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 82.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic sanitation services in Laos stood at 82.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Laos peaked at 82.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2000.
Laos ranks 96th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.8% | 17.4% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 44.8% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 71.9% | 82.5% | 5 |
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More environment data for Laos
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.35 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.5411 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0081 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.4771 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Laos?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Laos was 82.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Laos ranks 96th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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