Basic sanitation access in Libya

88.5% of people in Libya used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest 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
Libya, 2024 88.5% % of population
Change from 2023 −0.1percentage points 2023: 88.6%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 119th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Libya 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 LibyaWorld
2024 88.5% 82.2%
2023 88.6% 81.5%
2022 88.7% 80.4%
2021 88.8% 79.4%
2020 88.9% 78.3%
2019 89.0% 77.2%
2018 89.1% 76.0%
2017 89.2% 74.9%
2016 89.4% 73.8%
2015 89.5% 72.6%
2014 89.6% 71.4%
2013 89.7% 70.2%
2012 89.8% 68.9%
2011 89.9% 67.8%
2010 90.0% 66.7%
2009 90.1% 65.5%
2008 90.2% 64.3%
2007 90.3% 63.1%
2006 90.4% 61.9%
2005 90.5% 60.7%
2004 90.6% 59.6%
2003 90.7% 58.4%
2002 90.9% 57.3%
2001 91.0% 55.6%
2000 91.1% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 88.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 89.6%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Libya has the 119th 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 Libya
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