People not using improved sanitation facilities in Montenegro
Montenegro: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 12,115 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Montenegro, 2006–2024
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 Montenegro is 12,115 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Montenegro peaked at 42,614 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11,831 people, in 2021.
Montenegro ranks 130th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 42,614 people | — |
| 2007 | 40,224 people | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 37,828 people | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 35,438 people | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 33,048 people | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 30,701 people | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 28,354 people | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 25,946 people | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 23,478 people | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 20,970 people | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 18,461 people | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 15,969 people | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 13,516 people | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 12,763 people | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 12,036 people | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 11,831 people | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 11,916 people | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 12,152 people | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 12,115 people | -0.3% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 12,115 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 18% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 12,115 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,797 people, 3.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39,026 people | 35,438 people | 42,614 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 22,321 people | 12,763 people | 33,048 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,010 people | 11,831 people | 12,152 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 127 Palestine 15,291 people compare
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- 129 Uruguay 13,977 people compare
- 131 Dominica 11,274 people compare
- 132 Saint Lucia 11,152 people compare
- 133 Micronesia (country) 10,588 people compare
More reference data data for Montenegro
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1384 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1738 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Montenegro?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Montenegro was 12,115 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 42,614 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,831 people in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Montenegro ranks 130th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.