Population using safely managed sanitation services in World
World: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 48.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.5%
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
3rd
of 6 groups
All-time high
48.5%
in 2024
All-time low
16.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.6% | — |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 47.3% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | +2.6% |
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
- 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 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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