People using safely managed sanitation services in North America
North America: People using safely managed sanitation services was 95.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services in North America, 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 North America stood at 95.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in North America peaked at 95.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.5%, in 2000.
North America ranks 1st of 30 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
People using safely managed sanitation services in North America, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.5% | — |
| 2001 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.7% | 94.5% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 95.0% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 95.3% | 95.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
More health data for North America
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in North America?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in North America was 95.4% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 2000.
- How does North America rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- North America ranks 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America 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.