Albania - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Albania was 99.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.28 in 2020, while its lowest value was 84.16 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 84.16
2001 84.91
2002 85.67
2003 86.43
2004 87.18
2005 88.01
2006 88.84
2007 89.67
2008 90.50
2009 91.34
2010 92.17
2011 93.01
2012 93.84
2013 94.68
2014 95.52
2015 96.36
2016 97.20
2017 98.04
2018 98.88
2019 99.20
2020 99.28

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Albania was 99.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.31 in 2020, while its lowest value was 96.93 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 96.93
2001 96.97
2002 97.02
2003 97.06
2004 97.10
2005 97.24
2006 97.37
2007 97.51
2008 97.65
2009 97.79
2010 97.93
2011 98.06
2012 98.20
2013 98.34
2014 98.48
2015 98.62
2016 98.75
2017 98.89
2018 99.03
2019 99.17
2020 99.31

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Albania was 99.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.30 in 2020, while its lowest value was 89.49 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 89.49
2001 90.03
2002 90.61
2003 91.17
2004 91.71
2005 92.32
2006 92.92
2007 93.51
2008 94.08
2009 94.63
2010 95.17
2011 95.70
2012 96.21
2013 96.71
2014 97.19
2015 97.65
2016 98.11
2017 98.55
2018 98.97
2019 99.18
2020 99.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention