People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in India
India: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 10.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in India, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
India recorded 10.3% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 138.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in India peaked at 10.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2000.
India ranks 73rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in India, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +19.1% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.1% | 10.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in India?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in India was 10.3% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- How does India rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- India ranks 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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