World - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in World was 65.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 65.76 in 2020, while its lowest value was 33.96 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 33.96
2001 34.98
2002 36.61
2003 38.16
2004 39.72
2005 41.30
2006 42.90
2007 44.51
2008 46.14
2009 47.78
2010 49.42
2011 50.96
2012 52.63
2013 54.30
2014 55.97
2015 57.65
2016 59.32
2017 60.99
2018 62.64
2019 64.19
2020 65.76

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in World was 86.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 86.91 in 2020, while its lowest value was 77.65 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 77.65
2001 78.01
2002 78.37
2003 78.73
2004 79.11
2005 79.52
2006 79.95
2007 80.41
2008 80.87
2009 81.34
2010 81.82
2011 82.27
2012 82.77
2013 83.27
2014 83.79
2015 84.31
2016 84.84
2017 85.38
2018 85.90
2019 86.41
2020 86.91

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in World was 78.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 78.05 in 2020, while its lowest value was 55.45 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 55.45
2001 56.33
2002 57.56
2003 58.71
2004 59.86
2005 61.16
2006 62.33
2007 63.51
2008 64.70
2009 65.89
2010 67.06
2011 68.14
2012 69.30
2013 70.46
2014 71.62
2015 72.76
2016 73.90
2017 74.93
2018 76.03
2019 77.02
2020 78.05

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention