People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in India
India: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 25.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in India, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in India stood at 25.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 144.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in India peaked at 25.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2000.
India ranks 65th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +25.5% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 5.9% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 14.8% | 25.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in India?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in India was 25.2% 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): q2 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2000.
- How does India rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- India ranks 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.4%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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