People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Other small states
Other small states: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 89.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Other small states, 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
Other small states recorded 89.8% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Other small states peaked at 89.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2003.
Other small states ranks 25th 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.6% | — |
| 2001 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.8% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.1% | 82.0% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 84.5% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.3% | 89.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 22 North Macedonia 99.8% compare
- 23 Cyprus 99.8% compare
- 24 Maldives 99.8% compare
- 25 Serbia 99.7% compare
- 26 Thailand 99.7% compare
- 27 Azerbaijan 99.7% compare
- 28 Montenegro 99.6% compare
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0231 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Other small states?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Other small states was 89.8% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2003.
- How does Other small states rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Other small states ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.