Japan - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Japan was 81.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 81.43 in 2020, while its lowest value was 73.03 in 2000.

Definition: 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, 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 73.03
2001 73.48
2002 73.92
2003 74.36
2004 74.80
2005 75.23
2006 75.66
2007 76.09
2008 76.52
2009 76.94
2010 77.36
2011 77.78
2012 78.20
2013 78.61
2014 79.02
2015 79.43
2016 79.84
2017 80.24
2018 80.64
2019 81.03
2020 81.43

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention