People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Libya
Libya: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0463 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Libya stood at 0.0463 people per person. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.0463 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0187 people per person, in 2000.
That places Libya 88th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0187 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0199 people per person | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.021 people per person | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0222 people per person | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0233 people per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0245 people per person | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0256 people per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0268 people per person | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0279 people per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0291 people per person | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0302 people per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0314 people per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0325 people per person | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0337 people per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0348 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.036 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0371 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0383 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0394 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0406 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0417 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0429 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.044 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0452 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0463 people per person | +2.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0463 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0463 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0029 people per person, 16.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0239 people per person | 0.0187 people per person | 0.0291 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0354 people per person | 0.0302 people per person | 0.0406 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.044 people per person | 0.0417 people per person | 0.0463 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Libya?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Libya was 0.0463 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0463 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0187 people per person in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Libya ranks 88th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.