People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Algeria
Algeria: People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate was 0.4353 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Algeria, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Algeria stood at 0.4353 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and up 123.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Algeria peaked at 0.583 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.35 % change on previous year, in 2003.
Algeria ranks 72nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -2.23 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -2.31 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2003 | -2.35 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2004 | -2.32 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2005 | -2.28 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2006 | -2.24 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2007 | -2.15 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2008 | -2.04 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2009 | -1.95 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2010 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2011 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2012 | -1.9 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2013 | -1.88 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2014 | -1.87 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2015 | -1.86 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2016 | -1.87 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2017 | -1.9 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2018 | -1.99 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2019 | -2.09 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2020 | -2.23 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 2021 | -2.32 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.583 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5135 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4353 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.4353 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -3.99 % change on previous year. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.4353 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3468 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Algeria 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 | +125.1% | -2.32 % change on previous year | 0.583 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.21 % change on previous year | -2.35 % change on previous year | -1.95 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.92 % change on previous year | -2.09 % change on previous year | -1.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.603 % change on previous year | -2.32 % change on previous year | 0.583 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 69 Albania 0.4873 % change on previous year compare
- 70 Sweden 0.4431 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Curacao 0.4375 % change on previous year compare
- 73 Somalia 0.4346 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Reunion 0.424 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Austria 0.4163 % change on previous year compare
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 not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Algeria?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Algeria was 0.4353 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.583 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.35 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does Algeria rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate?
- Algeria ranks 72nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.