Basic sanitation access in Laos

88.7% of people in Laos 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
Laos, 2024 88.7% % of population
Change from 2023 +1.7percentage points 2023: 87.0%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 118th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Laos 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 LaosWorld
2024 88.7% 82.2%
2023 87.0% 81.5%
2022 85.1% 80.4%
2021 83.1% 79.4%
2020 80.7% 78.3%
2019 78.3% 77.2%
2018 75.9% 76.0%
2017 73.4% 74.9%
2016 71.0% 73.8%
2015 68.5% 72.6%
2014 66.0% 71.4%
2013 63.5% 70.2%
2012 61.0% 68.9%
2011 58.5% 67.8%
2010 55.9% 66.7%
2009 53.4% 65.5%
2008 50.8% 64.3%
2007 48.2% 63.1%
2006 45.6% 61.9%
2005 43.0% 60.7%
2004 40.2% 59.6%
2003 37.3% 58.4%
2002 34.4% 57.3%
2001 31.5% 55.6%
2000 28.6% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 87.0% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 66.0%, the figure has changed by +22.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Laos has the 118th 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 Laos
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