Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Japan

Access to basic sanitation in Japan in 2024 — 99.9%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.

2024 99.9% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 20of 193
Period maximum 100%2000
Period minimum 99.9%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Japan, 2000–202499.91001001002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 100%2001: 100%2002: 100%2003: 100%2004: 100%2005: 100%2006: 100%2007: 100%2008: 100%2009: 100%2010: 100%2011: 100%2012: 100%2013: 100%2014: 100%2015: 100%2016: 100%2017: 100%2018: 100%2019: 100%2020: 100%2021: 100%2022: 99.9%2023: 99.9%2024: 99.9%
Change over the period: −0.1 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Japan 99.9%
World 82.2%
Eastern Asia computed 97.5%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99.9 −0 pp
2023 99.9 −0 pp
2022 99.9 −0 pp
2021 100 −0 pp
2020 100 −0 pp
2019 100 −0 pp
2018 100 −0 pp
2017 100 −0 pp
2016 100 −0 pp
2015 100 −0 pp
2014 100 −0 pp
2013 100 −0 pp
2012 100 −0 pp
2011 100 −0 pp
2010 100 −0 pp
2009 100 −0 pp
2008 100 −0 pp
2007 100 −0 pp
2006 100 −0 pp
2005 100 −0 pp
2004 100 −0 pp
2003 100 −0 pp
2002 100 −0 pp
2001 100 −0 pp
2000 100

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.