People using safely managed sanitation services in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): People using safely managed sanitation services was 62.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 62.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 62.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2000.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.1% | — |
| 2001 | 19.6% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 61.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 19.1% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 35.8% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 58.6% | 62.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 62.3% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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About this data
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.