Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Libya
Libya: Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate was 0.9574 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Libya, 2009–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Libya stood at 0.9574 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Libya peaked at 2.1 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -2.58 % change on previous year, in 2012.
Libya ranks 32nd of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Libya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2.1 % change on previous year | — |
| 2010 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2011 | -2.38 % change on previous year | -215.5% |
| 2012 | -2.58 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -175.6% |
| 2014 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.53 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.56 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9574 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.9574 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -3.06 % change on previous year. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.9574 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.8973 % change on previous year. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -215.5% | 2.06 % change on previous year | -2.38 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +175.6% | -2.58 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8447 % change on previous year | -2.58 % change on previous year | 2.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 % change on previous year | 0.9574 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 29 Saudi Arabia 1.13 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Eswatini 1.11 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Nigeria 1.09 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Kiribati 0.864 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Anguilla 0.7332 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Benin 0.7243 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Libya?
- Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Libya was 0.9574 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.58 % change on previous year in 2012.
- How does Libya rank for sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate?
- Libya ranks 32nd out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.