Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Low-income countries

Access to basic sanitation in low-income countries in 2024 — 33.1%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 13.8 pp.

2024 33.1% −1.2 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 34.3%2023
Period minimum 19.3%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Low-income countries, 2000–202415202530352000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 19.3%2001: 19.5%2002: 23.1%2003: 23.3%2004: 23.6%2005: 24.1%2006: 24.7%2007: 25.3%2008: 25.9%2009: 26.4%2010: 27%2011: 27.2%2012: 27.7%2013: 28.1%2014: 28.5%2015: 29%2016: 29.6%2017: 30.3%2018: 31%2019: 31.7%2020: 32.3%2021: 33%2022: 33.7%2023: 34.3%2024: 33.1%
Change over the period: +13.8 pp Annual average: 0.57 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 33.1%
World 82.2%
Access to basic sanitation — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 33.1 −1.2 pp
2023 34.3 +0.6 pp
2022 33.7 +0.7 pp
2021 33 +0.7 pp
2020 32.3 +0.6 pp
2019 31.7 +0.7 pp
2018 31 +0.7 pp
2017 30.3 +0.7 pp
2016 29.6 +0.6 pp
2015 29 +0.5 pp
2014 28.5 +0.4 pp
2013 28.1 +0.4 pp
2012 27.7 +0.5 pp
2011 27.2 +0.2 pp
2010 27 +0.6 pp
2009 26.4 +0.6 pp
2008 25.9 +0.6 pp
2007 25.3 +0.6 pp
2006 24.7 +0.6 pp
2005 24.1 +0.5 pp
2004 23.6 +0.3 pp
2003 23.3 +0.3 pp
2002 23.1 +3.5 pp
2001 19.5 +0.2 pp
2000 19.3

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.