People using at least basic sanitation services in Belarus
Belarus: People using at least basic sanitation services was 99.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Belarus, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Belarus is 99.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Belarus peaked at 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.9%, in 2003.
That places Belarus 28th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.8% | 91.9% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 95.1% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 25 Switzerland 99.9% compare
- 26 Italy 99.9% compare
- 27 Northern Mariana Islands 99.8% compare
- 29 Turkmenistan 99.7% compare
- 30 South Korea 99.7% compare
- 31 Maldives 99.7% compare
More health data for Belarus
- Population ages 65 and above, female 1.09 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 42,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 46,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 44,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 49,870 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 53,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 57,052 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 50,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 61,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 47,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Belarus?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Belarus was 99.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.9% in 2003.
- How does Belarus rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Belarus ranks 28th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.