People using safely managed sanitation services in High income
High income: People using safely managed sanitation services was 84.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in 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 High income stood at 84.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in High income peaked at 84.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2002.
High income ranks 2nd of 30 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in High income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.9% | — |
| 2001 | 74.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 73.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 75.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.3% | 72.0% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 77.2% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 83.6% | 84.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More health data for High income
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0268 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0178 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in High income?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in High income was 84.4% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2002.
- How does High income rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- High income ranks 2nd out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.