People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Albania
Albania: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 857,677 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed 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 857,677 people for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Albania peaked at 2.44 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 857,677 people, in 2024.
Albania ranks 94th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.29 million people | 2.11 million people | 2.44 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 million people | 1.30 million people | 2.06 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million people | 857,677 people | 1.21 million people | 5 |
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- Temperature anomalies by month 1.83 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.62 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.81 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Albania?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Albania was 857,677 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 not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 857,677 people in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Albania ranks 94th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.