Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Bolivia

Bolivia: Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas was 880,645 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
880,645
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
38th
of 175 countries
All-time high
2.09 million
in 2000
All-time low
880,645
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Bolivia, 2000–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2000201220242000: 2.1M2001: 2.0M2002: 2.0M2003: 2.0M2004: 1.9M2005: 1.9M2006: 1.8M2007: 1.8M2008: 1.7M2009: 1.7M2010: 1.6M2011: 1.6M2012: 1.5M2013: 1.5M2014: 1.4M2015: 1.4M2016: 1.3M2017: 1.3M2018: 1.2M2019: 1.2M2020: 1.1M2021: 1.0M2022: 991.9k2023: 936.5k2024: 880.6k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Bolivia is 880,645, 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 coverage in rural areas in Bolivia peaked at 2.09 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 880,645, 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 coverage in rural areas in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Bolivia, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 2.09 million —
2001 2.05 million -2.2%
2002 2.00 million -2.2%
2003 1.95 million -2.3%
2004 1.91 million -2.3%
2005 1.86 million -2.4%
2006 1.82 million -2.5%
2007 1.77 million -2.6%
2008 1.72 million -2.7%
2009 1.67 million -2.8%
2010 1.62 million -3.0%
2011 1.57 million -3.1%
2012 1.52 million -3.3%
2013 1.47 million -3.3%
2014 1.42 million -3.3%
2015 1.37 million -3.5%
2016 1.32 million -3.7%
2017 1.27 million -3.9%
2018 1.22 million -4.2%
2019 1.16 million -4.4%
2020 1.11 million -4.8%
2021 1.05 million -5.3%
2022 991,870 -5.5%
2023 936,459 -5.6%
2024 880,645 -6.0%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 880,645 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 539,517, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 880,645 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,343, 85.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.88 million 1.67 million 2.09 million 10
2010s 1.40 million 1.16 million 1.62 million 10
2020s 993,169 880,645 1.11 million 5

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 35 Senegal 1.04 million compare
  2. 36 Cambodia 924,670 compare
  3. 37 Colombia 908,735 compare
  4. 39 Mali 792,478 compare
  5. 40 Mauritania 780,262 compare
  6. 41 Namibia 716,848 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Bolivia?
Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Bolivia was 880,645 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 2.09 million in 2000.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 880,645 in 2024.
How does Bolivia rank for sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas?
Bolivia ranks 38th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities coverage 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
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