People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in South Asia
South Asia: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 60.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in South Asia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 60.1% for people using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in South Asia peaked at 60.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2000.
South Asia ranks 11th of 30 groups 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.7% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 47.5% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 58.2% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 60.1% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 9.7% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 29.9% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 51.9% | 60.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 8 South Korea 99.3% compare
- 9 Japan 99.2% compare
- 10 Denmark 98.9% compare
- 11 Austria 98.5% compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 98.4% compare
- 13 United Kingdom 97.8% compare
- 14 Poland 97.8% compare
More health data for South Asia
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0457 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0182 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -0.4429 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in South Asia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in South Asia was 60.1% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2000.
- How does South Asia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- South Asia ranks 11th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.