Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Angola
Angola: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 1.71 million people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Angola is 1.71 million people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Angola peaked at 1.71 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.12 million people, in 2000.
That places Angola 7th out of 186 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Angola, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.12 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.18 million people | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.25 million people | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.28 million people | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.32 million people | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.35 million people | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.37 million people | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.39 million people | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.41 million people | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.43 million people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.45 million people | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.48 million people | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.49 million people | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.49 million people | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.49 million people | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.48 million people | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.47 million people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.45 million people | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.51 million people | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.58 million people | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.65 million people | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.71 million people | +4.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 1.71 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34,339 people, 49.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Angola's 1.71 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 154,026 people, 11.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 million people | 1.12 million people | 1.43 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 million people | 1.45 million people | 1.51 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 million people | 1.58 million people | 1.71 million people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More reference data data for Angola
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.163 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8877 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Angola?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Angola was 1.71 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 urban areas recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 million people in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Angola ranks 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 urban 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.