Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Libya
Libya: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 4.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Libya, 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 not using improved sanitation facilities in Libya is 4.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Libya peaked at 4.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2000.
That places Libya 90th out of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1917 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4458 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.51 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.0933 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.15 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 289.41 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Libya?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Libya was 4.6% 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Libya ranks 90th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.