People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Algeria
Algeria: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0329 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.0329 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Algeria peaked at 0.0763 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0329 people per person, in 2024.
That places Algeria 95th out of 214 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Algeria, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0763 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0736 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.071 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0684 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0659 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0634 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0611 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0588 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0565 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0544 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0523 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0503 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0484 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0465 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0447 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.043 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0413 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0397 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0382 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0367 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0353 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0339 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0336 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0332 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0329 people per person | -1.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0329 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0329 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0029 people per person, 11.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0649 people per person | 0.0544 people per person | 0.0763 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0441 people per person | 0.0367 people per person | 0.0523 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0338 people per person | 0.0329 people per person | 0.0353 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 92 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.037 people per person compare
- 93 Nauru 0.0359 people per person compare
- 94 Ireland 0.0332 people per person compare
- 96 British Virgin Islands 0.0314 people per person compare
- 97 Tuvalu 0.0311 people per person compare
- 98 Dominican Republic 0.0303 people per person 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, per capita in Algeria?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Algeria was 0.0329 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0763 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0329 people per person in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Algeria ranks 95th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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 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)
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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.