People using at least basic sanitation services in Ecuador
Ecuador: People using at least basic sanitation services was 91.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services in Ecuador stood at 91.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Ecuador peaked at 91.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 117th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.1% | 73.0% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 80.3% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 88.2% | 91.2% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 165,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 159,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 165,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 158,711 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 159,980 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 151,834 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 149,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 145,656 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 158,574 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Ecuador?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Ecuador was 91.2% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Ecuador ranks 117th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.