Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Belarus
Belarus: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) was 99.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Belarus, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Belarus stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Belarus peaked at 99.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2000.
That places Belarus 72nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 99.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 99.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 69 Turkmenistan 99.8% compare
- 70 United Arab Emirates 99.8% compare
- 71 Saudi Arabia 99.8% compare
- 73 Northern Mariana Islands 99.8% compare
- 74 Sri Lanka 99.7% compare
- 75 South Korea 99.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Belarus
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0151 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 154.85 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0156 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 113.07 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Belarus?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Belarus was 99.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- How does Belarus rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Belarus ranks 72nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.