People using safely managed sanitation services in Japan
Japan: People using safely managed sanitation services was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services in Japan, 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 Japan stood at 99.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Japan peaked at 99.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2000.
That places Japan 9th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.5% | — |
| 2001 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.1% | 96.5% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 97.9% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 6 Qatar 99.9% compare
- 7 Switzerland 99.7% compare
- 8 South Korea 99.3% compare
- 10 Denmark 98.9% compare
- 11 Austria 98.5% compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 98.4% compare
More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,294 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 178 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0667 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.6248 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89,577 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Japan?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Japan was 99.2% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Japan ranks 9th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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.