People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in World
World: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 58.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in World, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in World is 58.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in World peaked at 58.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2000.
That places World 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.3% | — |
| 2001 | 31.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 36.3% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 56.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 31.3% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 41.5% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 55.2% | 58.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 15 Netherlands 97.5% compare
- 16 Israel 97.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in World?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in World was 58.5% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2000.
- How does World rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- World ranks 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.