Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Algeria
Algeria: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 62.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Algeria stood at 62.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Algeria peaked at 62.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 2000.
Algeria ranks 75th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.9% | — |
| 2001 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 60.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 61.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 62.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 62.5% | +0.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 62.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.9%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 62.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.5%, 85% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.3% | 58.9% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 62.0% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 62.4% | 62.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Algeria?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Algeria was 62.5% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Algeria ranks 75th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.