Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Bolivia
Bolivia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 880,645 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Bolivia, 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
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Bolivia is 880,645 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Bolivia peaked at 2.09 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 880,645 people, in 2024.
Bolivia ranks 38th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.09 million people | — |
| 2001 | 2.05 million people | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.00 million people | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.95 million people | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.91 million people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.86 million people | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.82 million people | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.77 million people | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.72 million people | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.67 million people | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.62 million people | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.57 million people | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.52 million people | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.47 million people | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.42 million people | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million people | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.32 million people | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million people | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million people | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.16 million people | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million people | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.05 million people | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 991,870 people | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 936,459 people | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 880,645 people | -6.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 880,645 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 539,517 people, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 880,645 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,343 people, 85.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.88 million people | 1.67 million people | 2.09 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million people | 1.16 million people | 1.62 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 993,169 people | 880,645 people | 1.11 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More reference data data for Bolivia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7329 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Bolivia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Bolivia was 880,645 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 880,645 people in 2024.
- How does Bolivia rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- Bolivia ranks 38th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.