People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in India
India: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 62.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in India, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
India recorded 62.8% for people using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in India peaked at 62.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2000.
That places India 69th 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 India, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 35.4% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 42.5% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 49.6% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 56.4% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 58.6% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 62.8% | +3.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 62.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.3%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 9.0% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 30.8% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 54.2% | 62.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in India?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in India was 62.8% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
- How does India rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- India ranks 69th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.