People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 23.28 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.28 million people
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
23rd
of 150 countries
All-time high
23.28 million people
in 2024
All-time low
15.31 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Cote d'Ivoire, 2000–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M2000201220242000: 15.3M people2001: 15.6M people2002: 15.9M people2003: 16.2M people2004: 16.5M people2005: 16.8M people2006: 17.1M people2007: 17.4M people2008: 17.7M people2009: 17.9M people2010: 18.2M people2011: 18.5M people2012: 18.7M people2013: 19.0M people2014: 19.3M people2015: 19.7M people2016: 20.1M people2017: 20.6M people2018: 21.0M people2019: 21.4M people2020: 21.7M people2021: 22.1M people2022: 22.5M people2023: 22.9M people2024: 23.3M people

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 Cote d'Ivoire is 23.28 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 23.28 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.31 million people, in 2000.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 23rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.64 million people 15.31 million people 17.93 million people 10
2010s 19.64 million people 18.20 million people 21.35 million people 10
2020s 22.49 million people 21.73 million people 23.28 million people 5

Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire

  1. 20 Ghana 27.97 million people compare
  2. 21 Madagascar 27.87 million people compare
  3. 22 Niger 24.56 million people compare
  4. 24 Yemen 23.08 million people compare
  5. 25 Mozambique 22.88 million people compare
  6. 26 Iraq 22.61 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Cote d'Ivoire?
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Cote d'Ivoire was 23.28 million 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 23.28 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 15.31 million people in 2000.
How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 23rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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

Indicator
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.