People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Small states
Small states: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 78.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Small states, 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
Small states recorded 78.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Small states peaked at 78.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.3%, in 2002.
That places Small states 19th out of 45 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.5% | — |
| 2001 | 60.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 56.3% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 57.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 65.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 66.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 68.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 71.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.2% | 56.3% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 66.4% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 74.2% | 78.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Small states
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0078 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2417 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0121 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0107 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Small states?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Small states was 78.5% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 2002.
- How does Small states rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Small states ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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, 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.