Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Haiti
Haiti: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 563,678 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Haiti is 563,678 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Haiti peaked at 563,678 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 303,426 people, in 2000.
That places Haiti 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 365,683 people | 303,426 people | 416,963 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 467,134 people | 425,491 people | 506,664 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 542,390 people | 521,171 people | 563,678 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 11 Mozambique 610,506 people compare
- 12 Philippines 588,751 people compare
- 13 Sudan 563,713 people compare
- 15 Pakistan 461,905 people compare
- 16 South Sudan 436,434 people compare
- 17 Liberia 421,538 people compare
More reference data data for Haiti
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4999 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6075 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 914.12 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Haiti?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Haiti was 563,678 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 urban areas recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 563,678 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 303,426 people in 2000.
- How does Haiti rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Haiti ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.