Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Venezuela

Venezuela: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 26.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
26.0%
in 2022
All-time low
24.1%
in 2009
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Venezuela, 2000–2024

01020302000201220242000: 25.1 %2001: 25 %2002: 24.8 %2003: 24.7 %2004: 24.6 %2005: 24.5 %2006: 24.3 %2007: 24.2 %2008: 24.1 %2009: 24.1 %2010: 24.2 %2011: 24.3 %2012: 24.4 %2013: 24.6 %2014: 24.8 %2015: 24.9 %2016: 25.1 %2017: 25.2 %2018: 25.4 %2019: 25.5 %2020: 25.5 %2021: 25.3 %2022: 26 %2023: 26 %2024: 26 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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About this data

Indicator
Share of population using safely managed sanitation
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.