China - 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 China was 87.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 87.87 in 2020, while its lowest value was 45.01 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 45.01
2001 45.05
2002 47.27
2003 49.50
2004 51.72
2005 53.95
2006 56.19
2007 58.43
2008 60.67
2009 62.92
2010 65.17
2011 67.42
2012 69.68
2013 71.94
2014 74.20
2015 76.47
2016 78.75
2017 81.02
2018 83.30
2019 85.59
2020 87.87

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in China was 95.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 95.17 in 2020, while its lowest value was 77.88 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 77.88
2001 78.71
2002 79.55
2003 80.39
2004 81.23
2005 82.08
2006 82.93
2007 83.78
2008 84.64
2009 85.50
2010 86.36
2011 87.23
2012 88.10
2013 88.97
2014 89.85
2015 90.72
2016 91.61
2017 92.49
2018 93.38
2019 94.27
2020 95.17

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in China was 92.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 92.38 in 2020, while its lowest value was 56.99 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 56.99
2001 57.72
2002 59.85
2003 61.95
2004 64.02
2005 66.05
2006 68.05
2007 70.01
2008 71.93
2009 73.83
2010 75.69
2011 77.51
2012 79.28
2013 81.03
2014 82.75
2015 84.43
2016 86.09
2017 87.71
2018 89.30
2019 90.85
2020 92.38

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention