Sanitation facilities usage in Algeria
Algeria: Sanitation facilities usage was 18,107 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in Algeria, 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
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Algeria stood at 18,107 people.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Algeria peaked at 1.91 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16,973 people, in 2021.
Algeria ranks 82nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in Algeria, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.91 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.80 million people | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.70 million people | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.59 million people | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.49 million people | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.39 million people | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.29 million people | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 1.19 million people | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.09 million people | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 995,521 people | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 900,544 people | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 805,658 people | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 710,975 people | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 616,329 people | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 521,534 people | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 426,535 people | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 331,149 people | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 235,296 people | -28.9% |
| 2018 | 138,878 people | -41.0% |
| 2019 | 42,117 people | -69.7% |
| 2020 | 27,856 people | -33.9% |
| 2021 | 16,973 people | -39.1% |
| 2022 | 17,363 people | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 17,742 people | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 18,107 people | +2.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 18,107 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 4.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 18,107 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,007 people, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -69.7% | 138,878 people | 42,117 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.44 million people | 995,521 people | 1.91 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 472,902 people | 42,117 people | 900,544 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,608 people | 16,973 people | 27,856 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Algeria?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Algeria was 18,107 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 recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,973 people in 2021.
- How does Algeria rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Algeria ranks 82nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria 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. 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.