People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 70.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in IDA & IBRD total, 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
IDA & IBRD total recorded 70.4% 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 1.7% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 70.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2000.
That places IDA & IBRD total 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 51.6% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 62.2% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 30.0% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 46.6% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 64.0% | 70.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in IDA & IBRD total?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in IDA & IBRD total was 70.4% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2000.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.