People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 1.47 million people in 2018. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2018
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1.47 million people, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 3.09 million people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.47 million people, in 2018.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 80th out of 150 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.00 million people | 2.81 million people | 3.09 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 million people | 1.47 million people | 2.65 million people | 9 |
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More reference data data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.12 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.43 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.55 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.34 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 128.06 2010 = 100 (2023)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.64 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1.47 million people in 2018, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 million people in 2002.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 million people in 2018.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 80th out of 150 countries with data for 2018.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.