Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — OECD

Access to basic sanitation in the OECD in 2024 — 98.7%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.8 pp.

2024 98.7% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 98.7%2024
Period minimum 95.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — OECD, 2000–202495969798992000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 95.8%2001: 95.9%2002: 96.1%2003: 96.2%2004: 96.4%2005: 96.5%2006: 96.7%2007: 96.8%2008: 96.9%2009: 97.1%2010: 97.2%2011: 97.3%2012: 97.5%2013: 97.6%2014: 97.7%2015: 97.8%2016: 98%2017: 98.1%2018: 98.2%2019: 98.3%2020: 98.4%2021: 98.5%2022: 98.6%2023: 98.6%2024: 98.7%
Change over the period: +2.8 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

OECD 98.7%
World 82.2%
Access to basic sanitation — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98.7 +0 pp
2023 98.6 +0.1 pp
2022 98.6 +0.1 pp
2021 98.5 +0.1 pp
2020 98.4 +0.1 pp
2019 98.3 +0.1 pp
2018 98.2 +0.1 pp
2017 98.1 +0.1 pp
2016 98 +0.1 pp
2015 97.8 +0.1 pp
2014 97.7 +0.1 pp
2013 97.6 +0.1 pp
2012 97.5 +0.1 pp
2011 97.3 +0.1 pp
2010 97.2 +0.1 pp
2009 97.1 +0.1 pp
2008 96.9 +0.1 pp
2007 96.8 +0.1 pp
2006 96.7 +0.1 pp
2005 96.5 +0.1 pp
2004 96.4 +0.1 pp
2003 96.2 +0.1 pp
2002 96.1 +0.1 pp
2001 95.9 +0.1 pp
2000 95.8

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.