People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 45.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Upper middle 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Upper middle income is 45.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Upper middle income peaked at 45.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2000.
Upper middle income ranks 11th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.0% | — |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 44.9% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 14.0% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 24.6% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 41.1% | 45.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.1721 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 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 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Upper middle income?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Upper middle income was 45.5% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2000.
- How does Upper middle income rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Upper middle income ranks 11th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle 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.