People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in IDA only
IDA only: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 38.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in IDA only, 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 IDA only is 38.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in IDA only peaked at 38.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2000.
That places IDA only 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.1% | — |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 38.1% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 38.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.5% | 19.1% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 27.2% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 35.3% | 38.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More health data for IDA only
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5035 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in IDA only?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in IDA only was 38.3% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2000.
- How does IDA only rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- IDA only ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.