Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — World

Access to basic sanitation in the world in 2024 — 82.2%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 27.4 pp.

2024 82.2% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 82.2%2024
Period minimum 54.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — World, 2000–202450607080902000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 54.8%2001: 55.6%2002: 57.3%2003: 58.4%2004: 59.6%2005: 60.7%2006: 61.9%2007: 63.1%2008: 64.3%2009: 65.5%2010: 66.7%2011: 67.8%2012: 68.9%2013: 70.2%2014: 71.4%2015: 72.6%2016: 73.8%2017: 74.9%2018: 76%2019: 77.2%2020: 78.3%2021: 79.4%2022: 80.4%2023: 81.5%2024: 82.2%
Change over the period: +27.4 pp Annual average: 1.14 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

World 82.2%
World 82.2%
Access to basic sanitation — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 82.2 +0.6 pp
2023 81.5 +1.1 pp
2022 80.4 +1.1 pp
2021 79.4 +1.1 pp
2020 78.3 +1.1 pp
2019 77.2 +1.1 pp
2018 76 +1.2 pp
2017 74.9 +1.1 pp
2016 73.8 +1.2 pp
2015 72.6 +1.2 pp
2014 71.4 +1.2 pp
2013 70.2 +1.3 pp
2012 68.9 +1.2 pp
2011 67.8 +1.1 pp
2010 66.7 +1.2 pp
2009 65.5 +1.2 pp
2008 64.3 +1.2 pp
2007 63.1 +1.2 pp
2006 61.9 +1.2 pp
2005 60.7 +1.2 pp
2004 59.6 +1.1 pp
2003 58.4 +1.1 pp
2002 57.3 +1.8 pp
2001 55.6 +0.8 pp
2000 54.8

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.