Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Armenia
Armenia: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 10.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Armenia, 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 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.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.0% | — |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | -0.2% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 10.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.9%, 20% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 10.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.0%, 12% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More reference data data for Armenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3778 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.129 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1265 (2050)
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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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.