People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Hong Kong, China, 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
Hong Kong, China recorded 94.8% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Hong Kong, China peaked at 95.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2013.
Hong Kong, China ranks 20th of 124 countries 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 Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.5% | — |
| 2001 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 94.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.3%, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 94.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.1%, 2.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.3% | 75.8% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 75.4% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 91.3% | 95.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Hong Kong, China?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Hong Kong, China was 94.8% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2013.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 20th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.