People not using improved sanitation facilities in Libya
Libya: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 342,077 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Libya, 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 Libya is 342,077 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Libya peaked at 342,077 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99,209 people, in 2000.
That places Libya 81st out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Libya, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99,209 people | — |
| 2001 | 107,278 people | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 115,702 people | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 124,506 people | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 133,713 people | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 143,307 people | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 153,166 people | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 163,377 people | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 174,067 people | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 185,064 people | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 196,361 people | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 198,995 people | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 200,971 people | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 212,308 people | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 223,841 people | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 235,007 people | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 246,255 people | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 257,977 people | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 270,088 people | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 282,116 people | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 294,061 people | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 306,027 people | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 318,148 people | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 330,169 people | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 342,077 people | +3.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 342,077 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 5.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 342,077 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75,900 people, 4.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 139,939 people | 99,209 people | 185,064 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 232,392 people | 196,361 people | 282,116 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 318,096 people | 294,061 people | 342,077 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Libya?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Libya was 342,077 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 342,077 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 99,209 people in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Libya ranks 81st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.