People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 59.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in IDA & IBRD total, 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
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in IDA & IBRD total stood at 59.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 59.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2002.
That places IDA & IBRD total 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, urban in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.2% | — |
| 2001 | 37.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.8% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 51.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 58.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 58.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 59.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.0% | 35.8% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 44.7% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 57.6% | 59.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in IDA & IBRD total?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in IDA & IBRD total was 59.4% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2002.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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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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.