Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 49.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador stood at 49.3%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ecuador peaked at 49.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 91st out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.3% | — |
| 2001 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 44.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 49.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.9%, 93% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 49.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.4%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.0% | 44.3% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 46.2% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 49.0% | 49.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ecuador?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ecuador was 49.3% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Ecuador ranks 91st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.