People using safely managed sanitation services in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: People using safely managed sanitation services was 53.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total stood at 53.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 53.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2000.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 15th of 30 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 safely managed sanitation services in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.7% | — |
| 2001 | 23.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 50.7% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 52.7% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 53.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 22.7% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 34.2% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 49.6% | 53.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 12 United Arab Emirates 98.4% compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 97.8% compare
- 14 Poland 97.8% compare
- 15 Netherlands 97.5% compare
- 16 Israel 97.2% compare
- 17 United States of America 97.0% compare
- 18 Germany 96.8% compare
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- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0198 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0242 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.017 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in IDA & IBRD total?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in IDA & IBRD total was 53.4% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2000.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.