People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Macau, China
Macau, China: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Macau, 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
Macau, China recorded 80.0% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Macau, China peaked at 80.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2000.
That places Macau, China 36th out of 124 countries 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 Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.8% | — |
| 2001 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 51.9% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 71.9% | 80.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Macau, China?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Macau, China was 80.0% 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 Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2000.
- How does Macau, China rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Macau, China ranks 36th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, 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.