People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Algeria
Algeria: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0202 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.0202 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Algeria peaked at 0.0664 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0202 people per person, in 2024.
That places Algeria 85th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Algeria, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0664 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0636 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0608 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0581 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0554 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0529 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0503 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0479 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0455 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0433 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0411 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0389 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0369 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0349 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.033 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0311 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0294 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0277 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.026 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0244 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0229 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0214 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.021 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0206 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0202 people per person | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0544 people per person | 0.0433 people per person | 0.0664 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0323 people per person | 0.0244 people per person | 0.0411 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0212 people per person | 0.0202 people per person | 0.0229 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Algeria?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Algeria was 0.0202 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0664 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0202 people per person in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Algeria ranks 85th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.