People not using improved sanitation facilities in Haiti

Haiti: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 5.73 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.73 million people
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
34th
of 232 countries
All-time high
5.73 million people
in 2024
All-time low
5.08 million people
in 2003
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People not using improved sanitation facilities in Haiti, 2000–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M2000201220242000: 5.1M people2001: 5.1M people2002: 5.1M people2003: 5.1M people2004: 5.1M people2005: 5.1M people2006: 5.2M people2007: 5.2M people2008: 5.2M people2009: 5.2M people2010: 5.2M people2011: 5.3M people2012: 5.3M people2013: 5.3M people2014: 5.4M people2015: 5.4M people2016: 5.4M people2017: 5.5M people2018: 5.5M people2019: 5.5M people2020: 5.6M people2021: 5.6M people2022: 5.6M people2023: 5.7M people2024: 5.7M people

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

Analysis

Haiti recorded 5.73 million people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Haiti peaked at 5.73 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.08 million people, in 2003.

Haiti ranks 34th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.14 million people 5.08 million people 5.24 million people 10
2010s 5.37 million people 5.25 million people 5.53 million people 10
2020s 5.65 million people 5.57 million people 5.73 million people 5

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 31 Papua New Guinea 7.47 million people compare
  2. 32 Somalia 6.87 million people compare
  3. 33 Burundi 5.93 million people compare
  4. 35 Zimbabwe 5.70 million people compare
  5. 36 Guinea 5.51 million people compare
  6. 37 Malawi 5.22 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Haiti?
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Haiti was 5.73 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 5.73 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 5.08 million people in 2003.
How does Haiti rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
Haiti ranks 34th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Haiti 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

Indicator
People not using improved 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
Last refreshed

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.