People using at least basic sanitation services in OECD members
OECD members: People using at least basic sanitation services was 98.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 98.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in OECD members peaked at 98.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.8%, in 2000.
OECD members ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
People using at least basic sanitation services in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.8% | — |
| 2001 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.4% | 95.8% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.2% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Isle of Man 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Macau, China 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 New Caledonia 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Puerto Rico 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French part) 100.0% compare
More health data for OECD members
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3872 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 692.67 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 449.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 455.55 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.8% (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.494 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in OECD members?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in OECD members was 98.7% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.8% in 2000.
- How does OECD members rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- OECD members ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.