People using at least basic sanitation services in IDA total
IDA total: People using at least basic sanitation services was 49.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in IDA total, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 49.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in IDA total peaked at 49.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2000.
IDA total ranks 35th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.6% | — |
| 2001 | 29.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 47.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 48.4% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 49.2% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 49.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 28.6% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 36.8% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 46.3% | 49.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 32 Seychelles 99.7% compare
- 33 Portugal 99.7% compare
- 34 United States of America 99.6% compare
- 35 Antigua and Barbuda 99.6% compare
- 36 Denmark 99.6% compare
- 37 Belgium 99.5% compare
- 38 Cyprus 99.5% compare
More health data for IDA total
- Population, male, per capita 0.4993 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5007 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 992.02 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 64.4% (2025)
- Population, female 50.1% (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in IDA total?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in IDA total was 49.5% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2000.
- How does IDA total rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- IDA total ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.