People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in IDA blend
IDA blend: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 37.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in IDA blend, 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
IDA blend recorded 37.3% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in IDA blend peaked at 37.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2001.
IDA blend ranks 22nd of 30 groups on this measure, 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 blend, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.9% | — |
| 2001 | 24.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 24.9% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 29.0% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 35.2% | 37.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0171 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 132.88 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 25.67 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in IDA blend?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in IDA blend was 37.3% 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2001.
- How does IDA blend rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- IDA blend ranks 22nd out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.