People not using improved sanitation facilities in Venezuela
Venezuela: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 455,743 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Venezuela, 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 Venezuela is 455,743 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Venezuela peaked at 3.34 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 452,654 people, in 2022.
Venezuela ranks 73rd 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.34 million people | — |
| 2001 | 3.26 million people | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.18 million people | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.10 million people | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.01 million people | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.91 million people | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.81 million people | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.71 million people | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.59 million people | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.47 million people | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 2.35 million people | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.22 million people | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 2.09 million people | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.95 million people | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.81 million people | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 1.66 million people | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.50 million people | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 1.32 million people | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million people | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 937,678 people | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 857,287 people | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 846,469 people | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 452,654 people | -46.5% |
| 2023 | 454,063 people | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 455,743 people | +0.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 455,743 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.57 million people, 29% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 455,743 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,977 people, 32.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -46.5% | 846,469 people | 452,654 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.94 million people | 2.47 million people | 3.34 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.70 million people | 937,678 people | 2.35 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 613,243 people | 452,654 people | 857,287 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 38.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 53.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Venezuela?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Venezuela was 455,743 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 452,654 people in 2022.
- How does Venezuela rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Venezuela ranks 73rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.