Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — South Korea

Access to basic sanitation in South Korea in 2024 — 99.7%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.3 pp.

2024 99.7% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 30of 193
Period maximum 100%2000
Period minimum 99.7%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — South Korea, 2000–202499.799.899.91002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 100%2001: 100%2002: 100%2003: 100%2004: 100%2005: 100%2006: 100%2007: 100%2008: 100%2009: 100%2010: 100%2011: 99.9%2012: 99.9%2013: 99.9%2014: 99.9%2015: 99.9%2016: 99.9%2017: 99.8%2018: 99.8%2019: 99.8%2020: 99.8%2021: 99.8%2022: 99.8%2023: 99.7%2024: 99.7%
Change over the period: −0.3 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

South Korea 99.7%
World 82.2%
Eastern Asia computed 97.5%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99.7 −0 pp
2023 99.7 −0 pp
2022 99.8 −0 pp
2021 99.8 −0 pp
2020 99.8 −0 pp
2019 99.8 −0 pp
2018 99.8 −0 pp
2017 99.8 −0 pp
2016 99.9 −0 pp
2015 99.9 −0 pp
2014 99.9 −0 pp
2013 99.9 −0 pp
2012 99.9 −0 pp
2011 99.9 −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.