Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Armenia

Armenia: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 10.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
10.7%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
146th
of 150 countries
All-time high
15.0%
in 2000
All-time low
10.7%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Armenia, 2000–2024

0510152000201220242000: 15 %2001: 14.9 %2002: 14.7 %2003: 14.5 %2004: 14.2 %2005: 14 %2006: 13.8 %2007: 13.6 %2008: 13.3 %2009: 13 %2010: 12.8 %2011: 12.5 %2012: 12.3 %2013: 12 %2014: 11.8 %2015: 11.5 %2016: 11.2 %2017: 10.9 %2018: 10.8 %2019: 10.8 %2020: 10.7 %2021: 10.8 %2022: 10.8 %2023: 10.8 %2024: 10.7 %

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 Armenia stood at 10.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Armenia peaked at 15.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2024.

That places Armenia 146th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.1% 13.0% 15.0% 10
2010s 11.7% 10.8% 12.8% 10
2020s 10.8% 10.7% 10.8% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Armenia?
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Armenia was 10.7% 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 Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2024.
How does Armenia rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
Armenia ranks 146th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia 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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About this data

Indicator
Share of population using safely managed sanitation
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.