Population using safely managed sanitation services in Laos
Laos: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 72.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.7%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
22nd
of 99 countries
All-time high
72.7%
in 2024
All-time low
14.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Laos recorded 72.7% 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 3.2% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Laos peaked at 72.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2000.
That places Laos 22nd out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.7% | — |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 72.7% | +3.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 72.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Laos's 72.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.4%, 1.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 14.7% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 39.1% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 63.2% | 72.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More environment data for Laos
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.77 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9142 % 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 0.4183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Laos?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Laos was 72.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Laos ranks 22nd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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