People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Arab World
Arab World: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Arab World, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Arab World stood at 93.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Arab World peaked at 93.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 2000.
Arab World ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, 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, urban in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.1% | — |
| 2001 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.3% | 86.1% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 89.4% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.6% | 93.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Arab World?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Arab World was 93.4% 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, urban recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 2000.
- How does Arab World rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Arab World ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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, urban (% of urban 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.