Population using at least basic sanitation services in Montenegro
Montenegro: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 93.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Montenegro, 2006–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic sanitation services in Montenegro stood at 93.9%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Montenegro peaked at 93.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 2006.
That places Montenegro 68th 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 19 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 87.7% | — |
| 2007 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.9% | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 93.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.2%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 93.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.9%, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.4% | 87.7% | 89.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 89.5% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 93.9% | 93.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More environment data for Montenegro
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9561 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1974 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.53 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.0025 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 4.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Montenegro?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Montenegro was 93.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Montenegro ranks 68th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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