Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 25.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon stood at 25.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Lebanon peaked at 26.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 123rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 17.9% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 21.8% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.7% | 26.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Lebanon?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Lebanon was 25.7% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Lebanon ranks 123rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.