Population using safely managed sanitation services in Algeria
Algeria: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 56.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
56.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 99 countries
All-time high
56.0%
in 2021
All-time low
48.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed sanitation services in Algeria stood at 56.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Algeria peaked at 56.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2000.
That places Algeria 39th out of 99 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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.4% | — |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 49.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 49.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 56.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 56.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.0%, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.2% | 48.4% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 52.4% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 55.7% | 56.0% | 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 safely managed sanitation services in Algeria?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Algeria was 56.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Algeria ranks 39th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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