Safely managed sanitation in Malawi
46.2% of people in Malawi used safely managed sanitation in 2024.
Malawi, 2024
46.2%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
58.5%
Position in 2024
87th of 141
Safely managed sanitation in Malawi 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 | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46.2% | 58.5% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | 57.8% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | 57.0% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | 56.1% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | 55.2% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | 54.2% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | 52.8% |
| 2017 | 35.8% | 51.3% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | 49.9% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | 48.4% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | 46.9% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | 45.5% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | 44.1% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | 42.8% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | 41.5% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | 40.2% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | 38.9% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | 37.6% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | 36.3% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | 35.1% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | 34.0% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | 32.8% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | 31.7% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | 31.7% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | 31.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 46.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 29.5%, the figure has changed by +16.6 percentage points.
- Among the 141 countries with data for 2024, Malawi has the 87th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 58.5%.