People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 91.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 91.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 2000.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 47 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, rural in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.1% | — |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 49.6% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 71.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 73.9% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.7% | 45.1% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 63.7% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 84.1% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 11 Switzerland 99.9% compare
- 12 Italy 99.9% compare
- 13 Netherlands 99.9% compare
- 14 Portugal 99.8% compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 99.7% compare
- 16 Maldives 99.7% compare
- 17 Uruguay 99.6% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 91.0% 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, rural recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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, rural (% of rural 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.