Algeria - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Algeria was 22.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 24.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 22.56 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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 24.40
2001 24.32
2002 24.25
2003 24.17
2004 24.09
2005 24.02
2006 23.94
2007 23.87
2008 23.79
2009 23.71
2010 23.64
2011 23.56
2012 23.45
2013 23.34
2014 23.22
2015 23.11
2016 23.00
2017 22.89
2018 22.78
2019 22.67
2020 22.56

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Algeria was 15.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 19.58 in 2000, while its lowest value was 15.85 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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 19.58
2001 19.43
2002 19.27
2003 19.12
2004 18.96
2005 18.81
2006 18.65
2007 18.49
2008 18.34
2009 18.18
2010 18.03
2011 17.87
2012 17.64
2013 17.41
2014 17.19
2015 16.96
2016 16.73
2017 16.51
2018 16.29
2019 16.07
2020 15.85

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Algeria was 17.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 21.51 in 2000, while its lowest value was 17.61 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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 21.51
2001 21.35
2002 21.19
2003 21.02
2004 20.86
2005 20.69
2006 20.52
2007 20.35
2008 20.19
2009 20.02
2010 19.85
2011 19.68
2012 19.45
2013 19.21
2014 18.98
2015 18.75
2016 18.52
2017 18.29
2018 18.07
2019 17.84
2020 17.61

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention