People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in North America
North America: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 95.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in North America, 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
North America recorded 95.6% 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 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in North America peaked at 95.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.4%, in 2000.
That places North America 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in North America, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.4% | — |
| 2001 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.6% | 94.4% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 94.9% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.4% | 95.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
More health data for North America
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0315 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate 0.2706 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate -0.5906 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate -0.5946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in North America?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in North America was 95.6% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.4% in 2000.
- How does North America rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- North America ranks 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America 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.