People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in North Korea
North Korea: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 1.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in North Korea, 2002–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in North Korea is 1.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in North Korea peaked at 23.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2019.
North Korea ranks 100th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23.8% | — |
| 2003 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -37.9% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -61.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 1.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.0%, 8% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 1.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.4%, 3% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 20.2% | 23.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 1.2% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.1528 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.073 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in North Korea?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in North Korea was 1.2% in 2023, 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
- How does North Korea rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- North Korea ranks 100th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea 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.