People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Albania

Albania: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 2.77 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
2.77 million people
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
127th
of 232 countries
All-time high
2.86 million people
in 2018
All-time low
2.77 million people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Albania, 2000–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M2000201220242000: 2.8M people2001: 2.8M people2002: 2.8M people2003: 2.8M people2004: 2.8M people2005: 2.8M people2006: 2.8M people2007: 2.8M people2008: 2.8M people2009: 2.8M people2010: 2.8M people2011: 2.8M people2012: 2.8M people2013: 2.8M people2014: 2.8M people2015: 2.8M people2016: 2.8M people2017: 2.9M people2018: 2.9M people2019: 2.9M people2020: 2.9M people2021: 2.8M people2022: 2.8M people2023: 2.8M people2024: 2.8M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Albania recorded 2.77 million people for people using at least basic sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Albania peaked at 2.86 million people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.77 million people, in 2024.

That places Albania 127th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.83 million people 2.80 million people 2.84 million people 10
2010s 2.83 million people 2.79 million people 2.86 million people 10
2020s 2.81 million people 2.77 million people 2.85 million people 5

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 124 Qatar 3.05 million people compare
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  3. 126 Armenia 2.79 million people compare
  4. 128 Lithuania 2.76 million people compare
  5. 129 Chad 2.67 million people compare
  6. 130 Moldova 2.64 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Albania?
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Albania was 2.77 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 2.86 million people in 2018.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 2.77 million people in 2024.
How does Albania rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
Albania ranks 127th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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