People using safely managed sanitation services in Low income

Low income: People using safely managed sanitation services was 26.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26.9%
Change on year
up 5.2%
Rank
26th
of 30 groups
All-time high
26.9%
in 2024
All-time low
16.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using safely managed sanitation services in Low income, 2000–2024

01020302000201220242000: 16.4 % of population2001: 16.5 % of population2002: 17.1 % of population2003: 17.4 % of population2004: 17.7 % of population2005: 18.2 % of population2006: 18.7 % of population2007: 19.2 % of population2008: 19.6 % of population2009: 20 % of population2010: 20.4 % of population2011: 20.5 % of population2012: 20.8 % of population2013: 21.1 % of population2014: 21.3 % of population2015: 21.6 % of population2016: 21.9 % of population2017: 22.4 % of population2018: 22.9 % of population2019: 23.4 % of population2020: 23.8 % of population2021: 24.3 % of population2022: 25 % of population2023: 25.6 % of population2024: 26.9 % of population

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.

Analysis

Low income recorded 26.9% for people using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Low income peaked at 26.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2000.

Low income ranks 26th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

People using safely managed sanitation services in Low income, year by year

Annual values for People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Low income, 2000 to 2024.
Year % of population Change
2000 16.4%
2001 16.5% +0.8%
2002 17.1% +3.7%
2003 17.4% +1.5%
2004 17.7% +1.8%
2005 18.2% +2.5%
2006 18.7% +2.7%
2007 19.2% +2.9%
2008 19.6% +2.3%
2009 20.0% +1.9%
2010 20.4% +2.0%
2011 20.5% +0.3%
2012 20.8% +1.6%
2013 21.1% +1.4%
2014 21.3% +1.0%
2015 21.6% +1.3%
2016 21.9% +1.8%
2017 22.4% +2.1%
2018 22.9% +2.0%
2019 23.4% +2.2%
2020 23.8% +2.0%
2021 24.3% +2.2%
2022 25.0% +2.5%
2023 25.6% +2.4%
2024 26.9% +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.1% 16.4% 20.0% 10
2010s 21.6% 20.4% 23.4% 10
2020s 25.1% 23.8% 26.9% 5

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 23 Sweden 95.4% compare
  2. 24 Chile 95.1% compare
  3. 25 Belgium 94.9% compare
  4. 26 Hong Kong, China 94.8% compare
  5. 27 Portugal 93.9% compare
  6. 28 Bahrain 93.4% compare
  7. 29 Kyrgyzstan 93.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Low income?
People using safely managed sanitation services in Low income was 26.9% 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 Low income?
The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2024.
What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2000.
How does Low income rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
Low income ranks 26th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low 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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Indicator
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Unit
% of population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 4,319 data points, 2000–2024
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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.