Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — United States

Access to basic sanitation in the United States in 2024 — 99.6%. Ranked 34 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.3 pp.

2024 99.6% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 34of 193
Period maximum 99.9%2000
Period minimum 99.6%2023

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — United States, 2000–202499.699.799.899.92000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 99.9%2001: 99.9%2002: 99.9%2003: 99.9%2004: 99.9%2005: 99.9%2006: 99.9%2007: 99.9%2008: 99.9%2009: 99.9%2010: 99.9%2011: 99.8%2012: 99.8%2013: 99.8%2014: 99.8%2015: 99.8%2016: 99.7%2017: 99.7%2018: 99.7%2019: 99.7%2020: 99.7%2021: 99.6%2022: 99.6%2023: 99.6%2024: 99.6%
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: United States

United States 99.6%
World 82.2%
Northern America computed 99.5%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99.6 +0 pp
2023 99.6 −0 pp
2022 99.6 −0 pp
2021 99.6 −0 pp
2020 99.7 −0 pp
2019 99.7 −0 pp
2018 99.7 −0 pp
2017 99.7 −0 pp
2016 99.7 −0 pp
2015 99.8 −0 pp
2014 99.8 −0 pp
2013 99.8 −0 pp
2012 99.8 −0 pp
2011 99.8 −0 pp
2010 99.9 +0 pp
2009 99.9 −0 pp
2008 99.9 −0 pp
2007 99.9 −0 pp
2006 99.9 −0 pp
2005 99.9 −0 pp
2004 99.9 −0 pp
2003 99.9 −0 pp
2002 99.9 −0 pp
2001 99.9 −0 pp
2000 99.9

Northern America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BM Bermuda 99.9 US United States 99.6 CA Canada 98.6

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.