Population using at least basic sanitation services in Liberia
Liberia: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 10.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 10.1% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Liberia peaked at 10.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2000.
Liberia ranks 167th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.5% | 10.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 164 Benin 11.8% compare
- 165 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.2% compare
- 166 Madagascar 10.6% compare
- 168 Niger 8.7% compare
- 169 South Sudan 8.0% compare
- 170 Congo 6.3% compare
More environment data for Liberia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 4.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7946 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3841 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5485 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Liberia?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Liberia was 10.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Liberia ranks 167th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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