People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 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 urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IDA & IBRD total stood at 87.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 87.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 2000.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.9% | — |
| 2001 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 71.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 72.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 73.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 75.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 81.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 84.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.1% | 69.9% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 76.9% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 84.6% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 26 Thailand 99.7% compare
- 27 Azerbaijan 99.7% compare
- 28 Montenegro 99.6% compare
- 29 Denmark 99.6% compare
- 30 Portugal 99.6% compare
- 31 Palestine, State of 99.6% compare
- 32 Turkmenistan 99.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IDA & IBRD total?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IDA & IBRD total was 87.0% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9% in 2000.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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, 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.