People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Liberia
Liberia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.3425 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.3425 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 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Liberia peaked at 0.4567 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3425 people per person, in 2024.
That places Liberia 20th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4567 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.4521 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4476 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4431 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4386 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4342 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4297 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4253 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4209 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4164 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4119 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4073 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4026 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3979 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3931 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3882 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3833 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3784 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3734 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3683 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3632 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3581 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3529 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3477 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3425 people per person | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4365 people per person | 0.4164 people per person | 0.4567 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3904 people per person | 0.3683 people per person | 0.4119 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3529 people per person | 0.3425 people per person | 0.3632 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Liberia?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Liberia was 0.3425 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4567 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3425 people per person in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Liberia ranks 20th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.