Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Libya
Libya: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 99.84 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.84
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
74th
of 231 countries
All-time high
99.84
in 2024
All-time low
96.45
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Libya, 2008–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Libya recorded 99.84 for share of the population using improved water sources wash in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Libya peaked at 99.84 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.45, in 2008.
Libya ranks 74th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.45 | 96.45 | 96.45 | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.24 | 96.45 | 98.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.27 | 98.71 | 99.84 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 71 Reunion 99.88 compare
- 72 British Virgin Islands 99.86 compare
- 73 Tonga 99.84 compare
- 75 Montenegro 99.84 compare
- 76 Kazakhstan 99.82 compare
- 77 Maldives 99.81 compare
More environment data for Libya
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 98.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0897 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 22.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 27.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0353 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2146 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Libya?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Libya was 99.84 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 99.84 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.45 in 2008.
- How does Libya rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Libya ranks 74th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya 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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