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.
Laos, 2024
88.7%
Change from 2023
+1.7percentage points
World, 2024
82.2%
Position in 2024
118th of 193
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.
| Period | Laos |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 88.7% |
| 2023 | 87.0% |
| 2022 | 85.1% |
| 2021 | 83.1% |
| 2020 | 80.7% |
| 2019 | 78.3% |
| 2018 | 75.9% |
| 2017 | 73.4% |
| 2016 | 71.0% |
| 2015 | 68.5% |
| 2014 | 66.0% |
| 2013 | 63.5% |
| 2012 | 61.0% |
| 2011 | 58.5% |
| 2010 | 55.9% |
| 2009 | 53.4% |
| 2008 | 50.8% |
| 2007 | 48.2% |
| 2006 | 45.6% |
| 2005 | 43.0% |
| 2004 | 40.2% |
| 2003 | 37.3% |
| 2002 | 34.4% |
| 2001 | 31.5% |
| 2000 | 28.6% |
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%.