Sanitation facilities usage in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Sanitation facilities usage was 5.33 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Cote d'Ivoire, 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
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 5.33 million people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 6.76 million people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.33 million people, in 2024.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 17th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.76 million people | — |
| 2001 | 6.76 million people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.75 million people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.73 million people | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 6.71 million people | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.68 million people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.64 million people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.60 million people | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.55 million people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 6.49 million people | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.43 million people | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.36 million people | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.29 million people | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 6.20 million people | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.14 million people | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.10 million people | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.05 million people | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.00 million people | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.93 million people | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.85 million people | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.76 million people | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.66 million people | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 5.56 million people | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.45 million people | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 5.33 million people | -2.2% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 5.33 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 585,262 people, 9.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 5.33 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.31 million people, 4.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.66 million people | 6.49 million people | 6.76 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.14 million people | 5.85 million people | 6.43 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.55 million people | 5.33 million people | 5.76 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More reference data data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1744 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8419 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9495 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Cote d'Ivoire was 5.33 million 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 6.76 million people in 2001.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.33 million people in 2024.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 17th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.