Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Haiti
Haiti: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 1.48 million people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Haiti, 2000–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 1.48 million people for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Haiti peaked at 2.77 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.48 million people, in 2023.
That places Haiti 31st out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Haiti, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.77 million people | — |
| 2001 | 2.70 million people | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.61 million people | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 2.53 million people | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 2.47 million people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.42 million people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.36 million people | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.30 million people | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.25 million people | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.19 million people | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.12 million people | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.05 million people | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.98 million people | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.92 million people | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.86 million people | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.79 million people | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.72 million people | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.66 million people | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.59 million people | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.53 million people | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.52 million people | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.50 million people | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.49 million people | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.48 million people | -0.9% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 1.48 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 539,517 people, 2.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 1.48 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,343 people, 142.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.46 million people | 2.19 million people | 2.77 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 million people | 1.53 million people | 2.12 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.50 million people | 1.48 million people | 1.52 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 28 Papua New Guinea 1.58 million people compare
- 29 Uganda 1.52 million people compare
- 30 Liberia 1.48 million people compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 1.18 million people compare
- 33 Central African Republic 1.16 million people compare
- 34 Cameroon 1.13 million people compare
More reference data data for Haiti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6522 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2643 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Haiti?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Haiti was 1.48 million people in 2023, 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 million people in 2023.
- How does Haiti rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- Haiti ranks 31st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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.