People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.4962 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Liberia stood at 0.4962 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.6807 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4962 people per person, in 2024.
That places Liberia 16th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6807 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.6738 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6669 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6599 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6528 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6457 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6386 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6314 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6242 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6169 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6095 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.602 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5945 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5868 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.579 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5712 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5633 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5552 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5471 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5389 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5305 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5221 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5136 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.505 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4962 people per person | -1.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.4962 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4222 people per person, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.4962 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6491 people per person | 0.6169 people per person | 0.6807 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5748 people per person | 0.5389 people per person | 0.6095 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5135 people per person | 0.4962 people per person | 0.5305 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 13 Benin 0.5689 people per person compare
- 14 Mozambique 0.5591 people per person compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 0.5263 people per person compare
- 17 Haiti 0.4869 people per person compare
- 18 Namibia 0.473 people per person compare
- 19 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4554 people per person compare
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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Liberia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Liberia was 0.4962 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6807 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4962 people per person in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 16th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 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.