People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Low income
Low income: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 21.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Low income, 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
Low income recorded 21.5% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Low income peaked at 21.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2000.
Low income ranks 22nd of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.5% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 15.7% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 18.7% | 21.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 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, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Low income?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Low income was 21.5% 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, rural recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2000.
- How does Low income rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Low income ranks 22nd out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.