Population using safely managed sanitation services in Laos
Laos: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 72.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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 |
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More environment data for Laos
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.35 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.5411 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0081 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.4771 Mt CO2e (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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