Population using at least basic sanitation services in World
World: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 72.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.1%
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
5th
of 7 groups
All-time high
72.1%
in 2024
All-time low
35.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in World, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 72.1% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in World peaked at 72.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.0% | 35.0% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 49.7% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 66.4% | 72.1% | 5 |
More environment data for World
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 53,206 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.36 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4,334 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 232.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3,237 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 19.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9,536 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 16.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 30.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1,652 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in World?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in World was 72.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2000.
- How does World rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- World ranks 5th out of 7 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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