Basic sanitation access in Algeria

85.9% of people in Algeria used at least basic sanitation services in 2024.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Algeria, 2024 85.9% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 85.9%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 129th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Algeria over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period AlgeriaWorld
2024 85.9% 82.2%
2023 85.9% 81.5%
2022 85.8% 80.4%
2021 85.8% 79.4%
2020 86.0% 78.3%
2019 86.1% 77.2%
2018 86.3% 76.0%
2017 86.5% 74.9%
2016 86.6% 73.8%
2015 86.7% 72.6%
2014 86.9% 71.4%
2013 87.0% 70.2%
2012 87.1% 68.9%
2011 87.2% 67.8%
2010 87.0% 66.7%
2009 86.8% 65.5%
2008 86.5% 64.3%
2007 86.3% 63.1%
2006 86.1% 61.9%
2005 85.8% 60.7%
2004 85.6% 59.6%
2003 85.3% 58.4%
2002 85.0% 57.3%
2001 84.8% 55.6%
2000 84.5% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 85.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 86.9%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Algeria has the 129th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Algeria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene