People using safely managed sanitation services in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: People using safely managed sanitation services was 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Republic of Korea, 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 Republic of Korea stood at 99.3%.
The figure is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Republic of Korea peaked at 99.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.9%, in 2000.
Republic of Korea ranks 8th of 146 countries 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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.9% | — |
| 2001 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 89.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 92.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.6% | 86.9% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 92.9% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 98.9% | 99.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Republic of Korea?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Republic of Korea was 99.3% 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.9% in 2000.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Republic of Korea ranks 8th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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.