Population using safely managed sanitation services in Ecuador
Ecuador: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 59.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 59.2% for population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Ecuador peaked at 59.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 34th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.1% | — |
| 2001 | 44.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 58.8% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 59.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 59.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.6% | 44.1% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 49.7% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 57.1% | 59.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Ecuador?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Ecuador was 59.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Ecuador ranks 34th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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