People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Albania
Albania: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0016 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0.0016 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 91.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Albania peaked at 0.089 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 people per person, in 2020.
Albania ranks 159th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Albania, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.089 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0836 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0775 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0715 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0657 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.06 people per person | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0545 people per person | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0492 people per person | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0441 people per person | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0391 people per person | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0342 people per person | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0296 people per person | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0257 people per person | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0218 people per person | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0179 people per person | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0141 people per person | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0104 people per person | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 people per person | -35.6% |
| 2018 | 0.003 people per person | -54.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 people per person | -43.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 people per person | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 people per person | +1.9% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.0016 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.0016 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0005 people per person, 3.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Albania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -54.8% | 0.0067 people per person | 0.003 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0634 people per person | 0.0391 people per person | 0.089 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0165 people per person | 0.0017 people per person | 0.0342 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0016 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More reference data data for Albania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2845 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0261 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.954 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6439 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.142 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Albania?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Albania was 0.0016 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.089 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 people per person in 2020.
- How does Albania rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Albania ranks 159th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
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
- 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 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.