People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 44.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in East Asia & Pacific, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in East Asia & Pacific stood at 44.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 44.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2000.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th of 26 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, rural in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.5% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 37.7% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 11.5% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 22.6% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 39.0% | 44.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in East Asia & Pacific?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in East Asia & Pacific was 44.0% 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, rural recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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, rural (% of rural 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.