People using at least basic sanitation services in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: People using at least basic sanitation services was 94.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services in Hong Kong, China, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Hong Kong, China is 94.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Hong Kong, China peaked at 97.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 94.8%, in 2024.
That places Hong Kong, China 101st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.4% | — |
| 2001 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.1% | 96.7% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 95.4% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 94.8% | 95.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Hong Kong, China
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,924 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0171 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 28,856 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 28,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 28,048 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 27,082 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 943,475 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 1.77 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Hong Kong, China?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Hong Kong, China was 94.8% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.8% in 2024.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 101st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.