People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in World
World: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 65.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in World, 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
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in World stood at 65.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in World peaked at 65.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 2002.
That places World 10th out of 30 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.2% | — |
| 2001 | 48.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 48.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 53.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 58.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 64.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 65.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.4% | 46.9% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 53.9% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 64.5% | 65.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in World?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in World was 65.8% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 2002.
- How does World rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- World ranks 10th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.