People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 91.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Upper middle 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
Upper middle income recorded 91.2% 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 0.7% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Upper middle income peaked at 91.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2000.
Upper middle income ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.7% | — |
| 2001 | 49.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 52.9% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 58.5% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 88.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 91.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9% | 48.7% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 66.1% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 85.1% | 91.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 9 Turkmenistan 99.9% compare
- 10 United Arab Emirates 99.9% compare
- 11 Switzerland 99.9% compare
- 12 Italy 99.9% compare
- 13 Netherlands 99.9% compare
- 14 Portugal 99.8% compare
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- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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 Upper middle income?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Upper middle income was 91.2% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2000.
- How does Upper middle income rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Upper middle income ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle 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.