Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Liberia

Liberia: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 87.55 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
87.55
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
187th
of 224 countries
All-time high
87.55
in 2024
All-time low
65.52
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Liberia, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 65.52001: 66.52002: 67.42003: 68.42004: 69.32005: 70.32006: 71.22007: 72.12008: 73.12009: 742010: 74.92011: 75.82012: 76.72013: 77.72014: 78.62015: 79.52016: 80.42017: 81.32018: 82.22019: 83.12020: 842021: 84.92022: 85.82023: 86.72024: 87.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Liberia stood at 87.55. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Liberia peaked at 87.55 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.52, in 2000.

Liberia ranks 187th of 224 countries 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 69.78 65.52 73.98 10
2010s 79.02 74.9 83.11 10
2020s 85.78 84.01 87.55 5

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  3. 186 Mauritania 89.61 compare
  4. 188 Lesotho 87.38 compare
  5. 189 Eswatini 86.47 compare
  6. 190 Myanmar 86.41 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Liberia?
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Liberia was 87.55 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 87.55 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 65.52 in 2000.
How does Liberia rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
Liberia ranks 187th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population using improved water sources wash
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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