People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in India
India: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 55.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in India, 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
India recorded 55.8% 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 1.7% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in India peaked at 55.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2000.
India ranks 60th of 124 countries 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 India, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.5% | — |
| 2001 | 30.0% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 54.9% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 55.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 29.5% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 38.6% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 50.8% | 55.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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- 59 Brazil 56.6% compare
- 61 Montenegro 55.4% compare
- 62 Philippines 54.1% compare
- 63 Mozambique 53.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in India?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in India was 55.8% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2000.
- How does India rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- India ranks 60th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.