People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Albania
Albania: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0 people for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Albania peaked at 260,938 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2019.
That places Albania 141st out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Albania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 260,938 people | — |
| 2001 | 242,349 people | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 223,135 people | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 204,432 people | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 186,197 people | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 168,514 people | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 151,425 people | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 134,982 people | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 119,233 people | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 104,228 people | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 89,962 people | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 76,891 people | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 64,804 people | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 53,231 people | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 42,151 people | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 31,569 people | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 21,521 people | -31.8% |
| 2017 | 11,932 people | -44.6% |
| 2018 | 2,769 people | -76.8% |
| 2019 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,902 people. (54 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 327.89 people. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -100.0% | 2,769 people | 0 people |
| 2018 | -76.8% | 11,932 people | 2,769 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 179,543 people | 104,228 people | 260,938 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,483 people | 0 people | 89,962 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 138 Luxembourg 12.57 people compare
- 139 Belgium 6.55 people compare
- 140 Finland 1.7 people compare
- 141 Andorra 0 people
- 141 Antigua and Barbuda 0 people compare
- 141 Austria 0 people compare
- 141 Chile 0 people compare
- 141 Czechia 0 people compare
- 141 Denmark 0 people
- 141 Falkland Islands 0 people
- 141 Fiji 0 people compare
- 141 France 0 people
- 141 Germany 0 people
- 141 Greece 0 people compare
- 141 Guyana 0 people compare
- 141 Hungary 0 people
- 141 Iceland 0 people
- 141 Iran 0 people compare
- 141 Italy 0 people
- 141 Kazakhstan 0 people compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 0 people compare
- 141 Malaysia 0 people compare
- 141 Maldives 0 people compare
- 141 Malta 0 people
- 141 Mexico 0 people compare
- 141 New Zealand 0 people
- 141 Norway 0 people
- 141 Oman 0 people compare
- 141 Poland 0 people compare
- 141 Portugal 0 people compare
- 141 Spain 0 people compare
- 141 Sri Lanka 0 people compare
- 141 Switzerland 0 people compare
- 141 Thailand 0 people compare
- 141 Tokelau 0 people compare
- 141 Turkmenistan 0 people compare
- 141 Uruguay 0 people compare
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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Albania?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Albania was 0 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 260,938 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2019.
- How does Albania rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Albania ranks 141st out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.