People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in World
World: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 48.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in World, 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 World stood at 48.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in World peaked at 48.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2000.
World ranks 9th 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.6% | — |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 47.3% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 16.6% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 28.3% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 43.3% | 48.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 95.1% compare
- 7 Israel 94.6% compare
- 8 Lithuania 93.1% compare
- 9 Sweden 91.6% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 91.6% compare
- 11 Germany 91.3% compare
- 12 Luxembourg 89.0% compare
More health data for World
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.8618 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0354 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.7558 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in World?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in World was 48.5% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2000.
- How does World rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- World ranks 9th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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, 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.