Sanitation facilities usage in Haiti
Haiti: Sanitation facilities usage was 2.04 million people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Haiti, 2000–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in Haiti stood at 2.04 million people.
That represents a change of down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Haiti peaked at 3.08 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.04 million people, in 2019.
That places Haiti 27th out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.83 million people | 2.60 million people | 3.08 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 million people | 2.04 million people | 2.54 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 million people | 2.04 million people | 2.04 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More reference data data for Haiti
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4999 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6075 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 914.12 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Haiti?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Haiti was 2.04 million people in 2023, 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 million people in 2019.
- How does Haiti rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Haiti ranks 27th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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.