Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — East Asia & Pacific

Access to basic sanitation in East Asia & Pacific in 2024 — 94.8%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 33.9 pp.

2024 94.8% +0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 94.8%2024
Period minimum 60.9%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — East Asia & Pacific, 2000–2024607080901002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 60.9%2001: 61.7%2002: 63.5%2003: 65.1%2004: 66.8%2005: 68.4%2006: 70%2007: 71.6%2008: 73.2%2009: 74.7%2010: 76.3%2011: 77.8%2012: 79.3%2013: 80.8%2014: 82.3%2015: 83.7%2016: 85.1%2017: 86.6%2018: 88%2019: 89.4%2020: 90.7%2021: 92%2022: 93.3%2023: 94.4%2024: 94.8%
Change over the period: +33.9 pp Annual average: 1.41 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 94.8%
World 82.2%
Access to basic sanitation — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 94.8 +0.4 pp
2023 94.4 +1.1 pp
2022 93.3 +1.2 pp
2021 92 +1.3 pp
2020 90.7 +1.4 pp
2019 89.4 +1.4 pp
2018 88 +1.4 pp
2017 86.6 +1.4 pp
2016 85.1 +1.4 pp
2015 83.7 +1.5 pp
2014 82.3 +1.5 pp
2013 80.8 +1.5 pp
2012 79.3 +1.5 pp
2011 77.8 +1.5 pp
2010 76.3 +1.6 pp
2009 74.7 +1.6 pp
2008 73.2 +1.6 pp
2007 71.6 +1.6 pp
2006 70 +1.6 pp
2005 68.4 +1.6 pp
2004 66.8 +1.6 pp
2003 65.1 +1.7 pp
2002 63.5 +1.8 pp
2001 61.7 +0.8 pp
2000 60.9

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.