People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Lebanon
Lebanon: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 4.32 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Lebanon, 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
Lebanon recorded 4.32 million people for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Lebanon peaked at 4.90 million people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.56 million people, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 61st of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.56 million people | — |
| 2001 | 3.62 million people | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.67 million people | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.70 million people | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.73 million people | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3.77 million people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.81 million people | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.86 million people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.90 million people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.93 million people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.94 million people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.96 million people | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.04 million people | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 4.41 million people | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 4.84 million people | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 4.90 million people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.76 million people | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 4.60 million people | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 4.44 million people | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 4.28 million people | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 4.22 million people | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.25 million people | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.27 million people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.29 million people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.32 million people | +0.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 4.32 million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.24 million people, 47% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 4.32 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.48 million people, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.75 million people | 3.56 million people | 3.93 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.42 million people | 3.94 million people | 4.90 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 million people | 4.22 million people | 4.32 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 58 Serbia 5.12 million people compare
- 59 Malaysia 5.05 million people compare
- 60 Central African Republic 4.61 million people compare
- 62 El Salvador 4.06 million people compare
- 63 Costa Rica 3.78 million people compare
- 64 Azerbaijan 3.31 million people compare
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Lebanon?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Lebanon was 4.32 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.90 million people in 2015.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.56 million people in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Lebanon ranks 61st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.