Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 0 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
97th
of 186 countries
All-time high
6,123 people
in 2000
All-time low
0 people
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Azerbaijan, 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
Azerbaijan recorded 0 people for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Azerbaijan peaked at 6,123 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2021.
That places Azerbaijan 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,123 people | — |
| 2001 | 6,038 people | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 5,947 people | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 5,853 people | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 5,765 people | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 5,684 people | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 5,602 people | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 5,517 people | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 5,424 people | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 5,320 people | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5,210 people | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 5,101 people | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 4,993 people | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 4,885 people | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4,770 people | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4,648 people | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 4,517 people | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 4,373 people | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 4,213 people | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 4,048 people | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 3,878 people | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 156.93 people. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -100.0% | 3,878 people | 0 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,727 people | 5,320 people | 6,123 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,676 people | 4,048 people | 5,210 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 775.69 people | 0 people | 3,878 people | 5 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5787 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Azerbaijan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Azerbaijan was 0 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 urban areas recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,123 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2021.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Azerbaijan ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.