People not using improved sanitation facilities in Albania
Albania: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 3,798 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Albania, 2000–2024
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 3,798 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 92.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Albania peaked at 274,951 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,712 people, in 2020.
That places Albania 147th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Albania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 274,951 people | — |
| 2001 | 255,944 people | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 236,429 people | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 217,393 people | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 198,786 people | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 180,693 people | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 163,163 people | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 146,246 people | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 129,997 people | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 114,466 people | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 99,651 people | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 86,062 people | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 73,484 people | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 61,386 people | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 49,750 people | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 38,581 people | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 27,930 people | -27.6% |
| 2017 | 17,714 people | -36.6% |
| 2018 | 7,890 people | -55.5% |
| 2019 | 4,429 people | -43.9% |
| 2020 | 3,712 people | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 3,734 people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 3,754 people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3,780 people | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 3,798 people | +0.5% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 3,798 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 3,798 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,797 people, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -55.5% | 17,714 people | 7,890 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 191,807 people | 114,466 people | 274,951 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,688 people | 4,429 people | 99,651 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,756 people | 3,712 people | 3,798 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 144 Cayman Islands 4,929 people compare
- 145 Reunion 4,827 people compare
- 146 Faroe Islands 4,457 people compare
- 148 Estonia 3,795 people compare
- 149 Marshall Islands 3,566 people compare
- 150 Guyana 2,923 people compare
More reference data data for Albania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2845 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0261 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.954 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6439 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.142 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Albania?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Albania was 3,798 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 274,951 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,712 people in 2020.
- How does Albania rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Albania ranks 147th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.