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.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.0% | — |
| 2001 | 35.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 59.7% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | +1.6% |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2123 % change on previous year (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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