Sanitation facilities usage in Haiti

Haiti: Sanitation facilities usage was 2.04 million people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2.04 million people
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
27th
of 232 countries
All-time high
3.08 million people
in 2000
All-time low
2.04 million people
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Sanitation facilities usage in Haiti, 2000–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M2000201120232000: 3.1M people2001: 3.0M people2002: 3.0M people2003: 2.9M people2004: 2.8M people2005: 2.8M people2006: 2.7M people2007: 2.7M people2008: 2.7M people2009: 2.6M people2010: 2.5M people2011: 2.5M people2012: 2.4M people2013: 2.4M people2014: 2.3M people2015: 2.3M people2016: 2.2M people2017: 2.2M people2018: 2.1M people2019: 2.0M people2020: 2.0M people2021: 2.0M people2022: 2.0M people2023: 2.0M people

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 24 Philippines 2.52 million people compare
  2. 25 Zimbabwe 2.10 million people compare
  3. 26 Eritrea 2.09 million people compare
  4. 28 Yemen 1.99 million people compare
  5. 29 Liberia 1.90 million people compare
  6. 30 Uganda 1.77 million people compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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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

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.