People using at least basic sanitation services in Other small states
Other small states: People using at least basic sanitation services was 86.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Other small states, 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 Other small states stood at 86.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Other small states peaked at 86.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 2002.
Other small states ranks 20th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.0% | — |
| 2001 | 72.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 69.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 86.6% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.0% | 67.8% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 74.5% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 82.6% | 86.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.9191 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2319 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.5098 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5324 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Other small states?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Other small states was 86.6% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 2002.
- How does Other small states rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Other small states ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.