People not using improved sanitation facilities in Angola
Angola: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 10.38 million people in 2022. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Angola, 2000–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities in Angola is 10.38 million people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Angola peaked at 10.38 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.55 million people, in 2000.
Angola ranks 21st of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.03 million people | 8.55 million people | 9.40 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.64 million people | 9.47 million people | 9.80 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.19 million people | 10.00 million people | 10.38 million people | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Angola?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Angola was 10.38 million people in 2022, 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 10.38 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.55 million people in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Angola ranks 21st out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.