People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IDA total
IDA total: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 60.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IDA 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
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IDA total is 60.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IDA total peaked at 60.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2000.
That places IDA total 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.2% | — |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 50.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 59.5% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 60.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 60.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.0% | 45.2% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 50.3% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 57.7% | 60.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IDA total?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IDA total was 60.3% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2000.
- How does IDA total rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- IDA total ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.