Sanitation facilities usage in Venezuela
Venezuela: Sanitation facilities usage was 846,469 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Venezuela, 2000–2021
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 846,469 people for sanitation facilities usage in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Venezuela peaked at 2.32 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 846,469 people, in 2021.
That places Venezuela 41st out of 232 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.32 million people | — |
| 2001 | 2.27 million people | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.21 million people | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.16 million people | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.09 million people | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.03 million people | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.96 million people | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.88 million people | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.80 million people | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.72 million people | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.64 million people | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.55 million people | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.45 million people | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.36 million people | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.26 million people | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million people | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 million people | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 924,248 people | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 901,336 people | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 875,044 people | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 857,286 people | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 846,469 people | -1.3% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 846,469 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 585,262 people, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 846,469 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,936 people, 288.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.05 million people | 1.72 million people | 2.32 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million people | 875,044 people | 1.64 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 851,878 people | 846,469 people | 857,286 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 38.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 53.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Venezuela?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Venezuela was 846,469 people in 2021, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 846,469 people in 2021.
- How does Venezuela rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Venezuela ranks 41st out of 232 countries with data for 2021.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.