World - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in World was 44.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 44.26 in 2020, while its lowest value was 14.60 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 14.60
2001 15.21
2002 16.01
2003 17.17
2004 18.63
2005 19.98
2006 21.40
2007 22.86
2008 24.37
2009 25.92
2010 27.51
2011 29.07
2012 30.72
2013 32.39
2014 34.09
2015 35.80
2016 37.53
2017 39.28
2018 41.02
2019 42.76
2020 44.26

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in World was 61.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 61.51 in 2020, while its lowest value was 44.69 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 44.69
2001 44.77
2002 44.85
2003 45.60
2004 46.41
2005 46.98
2006 47.81
2007 48.70
2008 49.62
2009 50.58
2010 51.57
2011 52.56
2012 53.61
2013 54.67
2014 55.74
2015 56.83
2016 57.94
2017 59.05
2018 60.13
2019 61.17
2020 61.51

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in World was 53.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 53.95 in 2020, while its lowest value was 28.64 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 28.64
2001 29.14
2002 29.75
2003 30.85
2004 32.14
2005 33.26
2006 34.51
2007 35.83
2008 37.17
2009 38.54
2010 39.95
2011 41.31
2012 42.75
2013 44.20
2014 45.67
2015 47.14
2016 48.63
2017 50.12
2018 51.59
2019 53.02
2020 53.95

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention