People not using improved sanitation facilities in Belarus
Belarus: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 20,975 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Belarus, 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
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities in Belarus is 20,975 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Belarus peaked at 96,183 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20,975 people, in 2024.
Belarus ranks 122nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Belarus, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96,183 people | — |
| 2001 | 94,888 people | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 93,524 people | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 92,111 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 87,730 people | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 83,464 people | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 79,338 people | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 75,301 people | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 71,295 people | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 67,512 people | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 63,899 people | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 60,269 people | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 56,798 people | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 53,500 people | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 50,327 people | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 47,351 people | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 44,451 people | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 41,534 people | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 38,577 people | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 35,576 people | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 32,531 people | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 29,419 people | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 26,381 people | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 23,493 people | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 20,975 people | -10.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 20,975 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 31% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 20,975 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,797 people, 5.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84,135 people | 67,512 people | 96,183 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,228 people | 35,576 people | 63,899 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,560 people | 20,975 people | 32,531 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 119 Suriname 24,937 people compare
- 120 United Arab Emirates 22,977 people compare
- 121 Greenland 20,996 people compare
- 123 Bhutan 20,708 people compare
- 124 Trinidad and Tobago 20,081 people compare
- 125 French Guiana 18,106 people compare
More reference data data for Belarus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Belarus?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Belarus was 20,975 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 96,183 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,975 people in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Belarus ranks 122nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.