Basic sanitation access in Bolivia

71.6% of people in Bolivia used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Bolivia, 2024 71.6% % of population
Change from 2023 +1.2percentage points 2023: 70.4%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 144th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Bolivia 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 BoliviaWorld
2024 71.6% 82.2%
2023 70.4% 81.5%
2022 69.1% 80.4%
2021 67.2% 79.4%
2020 65.4% 78.3%
2019 63.7% 77.2%
2018 61.9% 76.0%
2017 60.1% 74.9%
2016 58.4% 73.8%
2015 56.7% 72.6%
2014 55.0% 71.4%
2013 53.3% 70.2%
2012 51.6% 68.9%
2011 50.0% 67.8%
2010 48.3% 66.7%
2009 46.7% 65.5%
2008 45.1% 64.3%
2007 43.5% 63.1%
2006 41.9% 61.9%
2005 40.8% 60.7%
2004 39.6% 59.6%
2003 38.4% 58.4%
2002 37.3% 57.3%
2001 36.1% 55.6%
2000 34.9% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 70.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 55.0%, the figure has changed by +16.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Bolivia has the 144th 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 Bolivia
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