People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 73.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) is 73.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 73.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2000.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.1% | — |
| 2001 | 32.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 50.3% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | +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 | 73.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.4% | 32.1% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 50.3% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 73.0% | 73.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 4 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 5 Austria 100.0% compare
- 6 Switzerland 99.8% compare
- 7 Chile 99.2% compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.0% compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 98.4% compare
- 10 Germany 98.3% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 73.9% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.