Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 26.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Venezuela, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Venezuela is 26.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Venezuela peaked at 26.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2009.
That places Venezuela 122nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.1% | — |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 26.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.3%, 70% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 26.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.4%, 60% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 24.1% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 24.2% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 25.3% | 26.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 119 Cote d'Ivoire 27.1% compare
- 120 Thailand 26.7% compare
- 121 Costa Rica 26.3% compare
- 123 Lebanon 25.7% compare
- 124 Suriname 25.1% compare
- 125 Afghanistan 24.8% compare
More reference data data for Venezuela
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 506.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1,190 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14,168 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.16 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Venezuela?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Venezuela was 26.0% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2009.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Venezuela ranks 122nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.