Safely managed sanitation in Laos
71.4% of people in Laos used safely managed sanitation in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Laos, 2024
71.4%
Change from 2023
+1.5percentage points
World, 2024
58.5%
Position in 2024
62nd of 141
Safely managed sanitation in Laos over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.4% | 58.5% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | 57.8% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | 57.0% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | 56.1% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | 55.2% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | 54.2% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | 52.8% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | 51.3% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | 49.9% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | 48.4% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | 46.9% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | 45.5% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | 44.1% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | 42.8% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | 41.5% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | 40.2% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | 38.9% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | 37.6% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | 36.3% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | 35.1% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | 34.0% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | 32.8% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | 31.7% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | 31.7% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | 31.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 69.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 52.1%, the figure has changed by +19.3 percentage points.
- Among the 141 countries with data for 2024, Laos has the 62nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 58.5%.