Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in India
India: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 83.4% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in India, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 83.4% for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in India peaked at 83.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2000.
That places India 161st out of 230 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.0% | 14.7% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 42.5% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 72.0% | 83.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 158 Algeria 85.9% compare
- 159 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 84.8% compare
- 160 Belize 84.3% compare
- 162 Saint Lucia 83.4% compare
- 163 Cambodia 83.3% compare
- 164 Cayman Islands 83.2% compare
More environment data for India
- Standard Deviation 0.254 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 8.00 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 14.13 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 63,080 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 37,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 768,863 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 1.05 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 1.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 1.34 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in India?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in India was 83.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2000.
- How does India rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- India ranks 161st out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 25 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).