People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 74.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 74.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 74.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2000.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.0% | — |
| 2001 | 32.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 36.5% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 43.2% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 45.5% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 50.3% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 74.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.3% | 32.0% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 50.3% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 73.0% | 74.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 4 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 5 Austria 100.0% compare
- 6 Switzerland 99.8% compare
- 7 Chile 99.2% compare
- 8 United Kingdom 99.0% compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 98.4% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 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 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 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 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 74.1% 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, urban recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high 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, urban (% of urban 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.