People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Macao
Macao: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Macao, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Macao recorded 80.0% for people using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Macao peaked at 80.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2000.
Macao ranks 50th of 146 countries 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 (% of population) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.8% | — |
| 2001 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 80.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 87% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Macao's 80.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.4%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 51.9% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 71.9% | 80.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Macao?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Macao was 80.0% 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2000.
- How does Macao rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Macao ranks 50th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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.