People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 52.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Latin America & Caribbean, 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Latin America & Caribbean is 52.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 52.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2000.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th 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 Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.3% | — |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 37.4% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 39.7% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 49.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 51.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 52.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 31.3% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 38.5% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 50.1% | 52.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 14 Netherlands 97.5% compare
- 15 Israel 97.4% compare
- 16 United States of America 97.2% compare
- 17 Luxembourg 96.9% compare
- 18 Portugal 96.5% compare
- 19 Sweden 95.8% compare
- 20 Hong Kong, China 94.8% compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.2931 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Latin America & Caribbean?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Latin America & Caribbean was 52.9% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.