People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in India
India: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 64.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 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): q4 in India stood at 64.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in India peaked at 64.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2000.
That places India 57th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q4 in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.3% | — |
| 2001 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44.9% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.7% | 43.3% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 53.0% | 64.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near India
- 54 Senegal 67.6% compare
- 55 Angola 66.8% compare
- 56 Sao Tome and Principe 65.8% compare
- 58 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 61.5% compare
- 59 Bangladesh 59.4% compare
- 60 Mauritania 57.2% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,332 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44,822 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.8652 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.242 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3297 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in India?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in India was 64.4% 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): q4 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2000.
- How does India rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
- India ranks 57th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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