Sanitation facilities usage in Montenegro
Montenegro: Sanitation facilities usage was 256.07 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Montenegro, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in Montenegro is 256.07 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Montenegro peaked at 1,029 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 250.06 people, in 2021.
That places Montenegro 120th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,029 people | — |
| 2007 | 988.22 people | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 947.24 people | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 906.72 people | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 866.51 people | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 827.79 people | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 789.48 people | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 749.84 people | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 708.75 people | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 666.58 people | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 624.32 people | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 582.49 people | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 298.55 people | -48.7% |
| 2019 | 276.08 people | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 254.4 people | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 250.06 people | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 251.86 people | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 256.85 people | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 256.07 people | -0.3% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 256.07 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -48.7% | 582.49 people | 298.55 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 967.89 people | 906.72 people | 1,029 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 639.04 people | 276.08 people | 866.51 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 253.84 people | 250.06 people | 256.85 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More reference data data for Montenegro
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1384 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1738 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Montenegro?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Montenegro was 256.07 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 1,029 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 250.06 people in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Montenegro ranks 120th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.