Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Hong Kong

Access to basic sanitation in Hong Kong in 2024 — 94.8%. Ranked 94 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.6 pp.

2024 94.8% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 94of 193
Period maximum 97.4%2000
Period minimum 94.8%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Hong Kong, 2000–202494959697982000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 97.4%2001: 97.4%2002: 97.4%2003: 97.4%2004: 97.3%2005: 97.1%2006: 97%2007: 96.9%2008: 96.8%2009: 96.7%2010: 96.5%2011: 96.4%2012: 96.3%2013: 96.2%2014: 96.1%2015: 95.9%2016: 95.8%2017: 95.7%2018: 95.6%2019: 95.4%2020: 95.3%2021: 95.2%2022: 95.1%2023: 95%2024: 94.8%
Change over the period: −2.6 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Hong Kong 94.8%
World 82.2%
Eastern Asia computed 97.5%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 94.8 −0.1 pp
2023 95 −0.1 pp
2022 95.1 −0.1 pp
2021 95.2 −0.1 pp
2020 95.3 −0.1 pp
2019 95.4 −0.1 pp
2018 95.6 −0.1 pp
2017 95.7 −0.1 pp
2016 95.8 −0.1 pp
2015 95.9 −0.1 pp
2014 96.1 −0.1 pp
2013 96.2 −0.1 pp
2012 96.3 −0.1 pp
2011 96.4 −0.1 pp
2010 96.5 −0.1 pp
2009 96.7 −0.1 pp
2008 96.8 −0.1 pp
2007 96.9 −0.1 pp
2006 97 −0.1 pp
2005 97.1 −0.1 pp
2004 97.3 −0.1 pp
2003 97.4 +0 pp
2002 97.4 +0 pp
2001 97.4 +0 pp
2000 97.4

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.