People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in OECD members
OECD members: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 98.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 98.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in OECD members peaked at 98.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2000.
OECD members ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.0% | — |
| 2001 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.3% | 97.0% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.8% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.8% | 5 |
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0174 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0211 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in OECD members?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in OECD members was 98.8% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2000.
- How does OECD members rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- OECD members ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.