Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Algeria
Algeria: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0004 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Algeria stood at 0.0004 people per person.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 97.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Algeria peaked at 0.0618 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 people per person, in 2021.
Algeria ranks 121st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Algeria, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0618 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0576 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0535 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0495 people per person | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0456 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0419 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0382 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0347 people per person | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0313 people per person | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0281 people per person | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0249 people per person | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0218 people per person | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0189 people per person | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.016 people per person | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0133 people per person | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 people per person | -19.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0081 people per person | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0056 people per person | -30.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0033 people per person | -42.1% |
| 2019 | 0.001 people per person | -70.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 people per person | -35.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 people per person | -40.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 people per person | +0.6% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0004 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 people per person, 14% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0004 people per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0005 people per person, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -70.2% | 0.0033 people per person | 0.001 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0442 people per person | 0.0281 people per person | 0.0618 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0124 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 0.0249 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0006 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 118 Uzbekistan 0.0005 people per person compare
- 119 Gambia 0.0005 people per person compare
- 120 Montenegro 0.0004 people per person compare
- 122 Azerbaijan 0.0003 people per person compare
- 123 Guyana 0.0001 people per person compare
- 124 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0001 people per person compare
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Algeria?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Algeria was 0.0004 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0618 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 people per person in 2021.
- How does Algeria rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Algeria ranks 121st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.