Sanitation facilities coverage in Bolivia

Bolivia: Sanitation facilities coverage was 880,646 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
880,646
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
40th
of 232 countries
All-time high
2.87 million
in 2000
All-time low
880,646
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities coverage in Bolivia, 2000–2024

1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M2000201220242000: 2.9M2001: 2.8M2002: 2.7M2003: 2.7M2004: 2.6M2005: 2.5M2006: 2.5M2007: 2.4M2008: 2.3M2009: 2.2M2010: 2.1M2011: 2.1M2012: 2.0M2013: 1.9M2014: 1.8M2015: 1.7M2016: 1.6M2017: 1.5M2018: 1.4M2019: 1.3M2020: 1.2M2021: 1.1M2022: 991.9k2023: 936.5k2024: 880.6k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, sanitation facilities coverage in Bolivia stood at 880,646. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities coverage in Bolivia peaked at 2.87 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 880,646, in 2024.

Bolivia ranks 40th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Sanitation facilities coverage in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Sanitation facilities coverage in Bolivia, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 2.87 million —
2001 2.81 million -2.2%
2002 2.74 million -2.3%
2003 2.67 million -2.4%
2004 2.61 million -2.6%
2005 2.53 million -2.7%
2006 2.46 million -2.9%
2007 2.39 million -3.0%
2008 2.31 million -3.3%
2009 2.23 million -3.5%
2010 2.14 million -3.8%
2011 2.06 million -4.0%
2012 1.97 million -4.3%
2013 1.88 million -4.6%
2014 1.79 million -4.9%
2015 1.69 million -5.3%
2016 1.59 million -5.8%
2017 1.49 million -6.3%
2018 1.39 million -7.0%
2019 1.28 million -7.7%
2020 1.17 million -8.7%
2021 1.05 million -9.9%
2022 991,870 -5.9%
2023 936,459 -5.6%
2024 880,646 -6.0%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 880,646 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 585,262, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 880,646 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,936, 299.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.56 million 2.23 million 2.87 million 10
2010s 1.73 million 1.28 million 2.14 million 10
2020s 1.01 million 880,646 1.17 million 5

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 37 Namibia 1.05 million compare
  2. 38 Mali 946,504 compare
  3. 39 Cambodia 924,670 compare
  4. 41 Venezuela 846,469 compare
  5. 42 Mauritania 836,671 compare
  6. 43 Guinea 687,094 compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities coverage in Bolivia?
Sanitation facilities coverage in Bolivia was 880,646 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest sanitation facilities coverage recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 2.87 million in 2000.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities coverage recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 880,646 in 2024.
How does Bolivia rank for sanitation facilities coverage?
Bolivia ranks 40th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities coverage rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities coverage
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
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