Sanitation facilities usage in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Sanitation facilities usage was 2,730 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage 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 2,730 people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Azerbaijan peaked at 17,238 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,730 people, in 2024.
That places Azerbaijan 102nd out of 232 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 Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17,238 people | — |
| 2001 | 16,850 people | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 16,450 people | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 16,040 people | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 15,651 people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 15,283 people | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 14,915 people | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 14,538 people | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 14,144 people | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 13,720 people | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 13,279 people | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 12,839 people | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 12,399 people | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 11,956 people | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 11,496 people | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 11,015 people | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 10,515 people | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 9,987 people | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 9,422 people | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 8,851 people | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 8,274 people | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 3,980 people | -51.9% |
| 2022 | 3,569 people | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 3,147 people | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 2,730 people | -13.3% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 2,730 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 69% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage 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 | -51.9% | 8,274 people | 3,980 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,483 people | 13,720 people | 17,238 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,176 people | 8,851 people | 13,279 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,340 people | 2,730 people | 8,274 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 99 Mauritius 3,204 people compare
- 100 Costa Rica 3,167 people compare
- 101 Trinidad and Tobago 2,936 people compare
- 103 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,658 people compare
- 104 Marshall Islands 2,562 people compare
- 105 Belize 2,297 people compare
More reference data data for Azerbaijan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1322 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4434 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5787 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Azerbaijan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Azerbaijan was 2,730 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 17,238 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,730 people in 2024.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Azerbaijan ranks 102nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.3%. 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. 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.