Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Angola
Angola: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 7.45 million people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Angola, 2000–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Angola recorded 7.45 million people for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Angola peaked at 7.45 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.02 million people, in 2000.
That places Angola 9th out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.49 million people | 4.02 million people | 5.20 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.33 million people | 5.40 million people | 7.17 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.36 million people | 7.27 million people | 7.45 million people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 6 Chad 11.86 million people compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 10.70 million people compare
- 8 Sudan 7.70 million people compare
- 10 South Sudan 7.06 million people compare
- 11 Madagascar 6.86 million people compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 6.66 million people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Angola?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Angola was 7.45 million people in 2022, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 7.45 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.02 million people in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- Angola ranks 9th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.