People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in High income
High income: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 87.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 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
High income recorded 87.4% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in High income peaked at 87.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2002.
That places High income 2nd out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in High income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.5% | — |
| 2001 | 78.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 75.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 76.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 76.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.4% | 75.1% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 80.1% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 86.7% | 87.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in High income?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in High income was 87.4% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2002.
- How does High income rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- High income ranks 2nd out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.