Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 41.6% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 41.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 41.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2000.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 32nd of 38 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 24.5% | 20.8% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 29.6% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 38.9% | 41.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 29 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 99.9% compare
- 30 Israel 99.9% compare
- 31 Spain 99.9% compare
- 32 Switzerland 99.9% compare
- 33 Italy 99.9% compare
- 34 Northern Mariana Islands 99.8% compare
- 35 Belarus 99.7% compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 Β°C (2025)
- Agriculture β Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area β Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area β Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Cropland β Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 41.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2000.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 32nd out of 38 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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