People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in China
China: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 68.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in China, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
China recorded 68.9% for people using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in China peaked at 68.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2000.
That places China 66th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in China, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.4% | — |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 68.9% | +0.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 68.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.9%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- China's 68.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.4%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.7% | 13.4% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 34.0% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 64.6% | 68.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in China?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in China was 68.9% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2000.
- How does China rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- China ranks 66th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.