Sanitation facilities usage in Angola
Angola: Sanitation facilities usage was 9.17 million people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage 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
In 2022, sanitation facilities usage in Angola stood at 9.17 million people. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Angola peaked at 9.17 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.13 million people, in 2000.
That places Angola 8th out of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.80 million people | 5.13 million people | 6.63 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.80 million people | 6.85 million people | 8.69 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.01 million people | 8.85 million people | 9.17 million people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 5 Niger 17.84 million people compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 12.75 million people compare
- 7 Chad 12.63 million people compare
- 9 Madagascar 8.63 million people compare
- 10 Sudan 8.27 million people compare
- 11 South Sudan 7.50 million people compare
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3708 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Angola?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Angola was 9.17 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 recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 9.17 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.13 million people in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Angola ranks 8th out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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. 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.