People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 24.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 24.7% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 24.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2000.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 47th of 47 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, rural in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.9% | — |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.9% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 15.3% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 22.0% | 24.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 44 Costa Rica 98.1% compare
- 45 Azerbaijan 98.0% compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 97.8% compare
- 47 North Macedonia 97.7% compare
- 48 Iraq 97.6% compare
- 49 Türkiye 97.2% compare
- 50 Ukraine 97.1% compare
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- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 24.7% 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, rural recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2000.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.