Sanitation facilities usage in Libya
Libya: Sanitation facilities usage was 41,969 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Libya, 2008–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Libya stood at 41,969 people. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Libya peaked at 41,969 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35,445 people, in 2012.
Libya ranks 76th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36,144 people | 35,767 people | 36,520 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 37,467 people | 35,445 people | 39,669 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,103 people | 40,178 people | 41,969 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1917 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4458 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.51 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.0933 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.15 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 289.41 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 Libya?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Libya was 41,969 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 41,969 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,445 people in 2012.
- How does Libya rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Libya ranks 76th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.