Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 50.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Montenegro, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 50.9% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Montenegro peaked at 50.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2006.
Montenegro ranks 88th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 29.7% | 33.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 34.9% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 46.5% | 50.9% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Montenegro
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.24 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.49 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.19 °C (2026)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.86 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Montenegro?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Montenegro was 50.9% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Montenegro ranks 88th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.