Lebanon - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Lebanon was 16.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 16.53 in 2019, while its lowest value was 9.43 in 2000.

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 9.43
2001 9.43
2002 9.43
2003 9.85
2004 10.27
2005 10.69
2006 11.11
2007 11.54
2008 11.96
2009 12.38
2010 12.80
2011 13.22
2012 13.64
2013 14.07
2014 14.49
2015 14.91
2016 15.33
2017 15.75
2018 16.18
2019 16.53
2020 16.28

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention