Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — China

Access to basic sanitation in China in 2024 — 97.3%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 40.5 pp.

2024 97.3% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 82of 193
Period maximum 97.3%2024
Period minimum 56.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — China, 2000–20244060801002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 56.8%2001: 57.6%2002: 59.7%2003: 61.8%2004: 63.9%2005: 66%2006: 68%2007: 70%2008: 72%2009: 73.9%2010: 75.8%2011: 77.7%2012: 79.5%2013: 81.2%2014: 83%2015: 84.7%2016: 86.4%2017: 88.1%2018: 89.7%2019: 91.3%2020: 92.9%2021: 94.4%2022: 95.9%2023: 97.2%2024: 97.3%
Change over the period: +40.5 pp Annual average: 1.69 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China

China 97.3%
World 82.2%
Eastern Asia computed 97.5%
Access to basic sanitation — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97.3 +0 pp
2023 97.2 +1.3 pp
2022 95.9 +1.5 pp
2021 94.4 +1.5 pp
2020 92.9 +1.6 pp
2019 91.3 +1.6 pp
2018 89.7 +1.6 pp
2017 88.1 +1.7 pp
2016 86.4 +1.7 pp
2015 84.7 +1.7 pp
2014 83 +1.8 pp
2013 81.2 +1.8 pp
2012 79.5 +1.8 pp
2011 77.7 +1.9 pp
2010 75.8 +1.9 pp
2009 73.9 +1.9 pp
2008 72 +2 pp
2007 70 +2 pp
2006 68 +2 pp
2005 66 +2.1 pp
2004 63.9 +2.1 pp
2003 61.8 +2.1 pp
2002 59.7 +2.2 pp
2001 57.6 +0.7 pp
2000 56.8

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.