Population using safely managed sanitation services in World
World: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 48.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in World, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed sanitation services in World is 48.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in World peaked at 48.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, 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 | 21.3% | 16.6% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 28.3% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 43.3% | 48.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 2 Switzerland 99.4% compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 98.5% compare
- 4 Netherlands 97.5% compare
- 5 Austria 96.3% compare
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 95.1% compare
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 safely managed sanitation services in World?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in World was 48.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2000.
- How does World rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- World ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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