People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in South Korea
South Korea: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services in South Korea, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services in South Korea stood at 99.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in South Korea peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2024.
South Korea ranks 30th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 99.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.1%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 99.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.8%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 27 Northern Mariana Islands 99.8% compare
- 28 Belarus 99.7% compare
- 29 Turkmenistan 99.7% compare
- 31 Maldives 99.7% compare
- 32 Seychelles 99.7% compare
- 33 Portugal 99.7% compare
More health data for South Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0124 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in South Korea?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in South Korea was 99.7% 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- How does South Korea rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- South Korea ranks 30th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea 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.