Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Libya
Libya: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 88 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Libya is 88 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Libya peaked at 91 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 88 %, in 2024.
That places Libya 112th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91 % | — |
| 2001 | 91 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 91 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 90 % | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 90 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 90 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89 % | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 89 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88 % | -1.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 88 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93 %, 95% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 88 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98 %, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5 % | 90 % | 91 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6 % | 89 % | 90 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8 % | 88 % | 89 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More agriculture & rural data for Libya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -37.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 96.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1209 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Libya?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Libya was 88 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 91 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 88 % in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Libya ranks 112th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.