People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in IDA blend
IDA blend: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 66.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IDA blend, 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
IDA blend recorded 66.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IDA blend peaked at 66.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 2001.
IDA blend ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, 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, urban (% of urban) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.2% | — |
| 2001 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 53.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 59.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 64.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 66.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 66.9% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 66.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9% | 50.1% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 55.3% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 63.8% | 66.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 0-14, female 128.45 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3789 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4955 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IDA blend?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IDA blend was 66.9% 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 2001.
- How does IDA blend rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- IDA blend ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.