Safely managed sanitation in Hong Kong in 2024 — 94.8%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 141. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 18.3 pp.
2000–2024 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hong Kong
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94.8 | −0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 95 | −0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 95.1 | +1.5 pp |
| 2021 | 93.6 | +2.3 pp |
| 2020 | 91.3 | +2.3 pp |
| 2019 | 89.1 | +2.3 pp |
| 2018 | 86.8 | +2.3 pp |
| 2017 | 84.5 | +2.3 pp |
| 2016 | 82.2 | +2.3 pp |
| 2015 | 80 | +2.3 pp |
| 2014 | 77.7 | +2.3 pp |
| 2013 | 75.4 | −0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 75.5 | −0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 75.6 | −0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 75.7 | −0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 75.8 | −0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 75.9 | −0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 76 | −0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 76.2 | −0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 76.3 | −0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 76.4 | −0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 76.5 | +0 pp |
| 2002 | 76.5 | +0 pp |
| 2001 | 76.5 | +0 pp |
| 2000 | 76.5 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of the population with safely managed sanitation — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Having a separate toilet is not enough: the waste must either be treated on the spot or removed and treated elsewhere. It is the second condition that makes the indicator far more demanding than basic sanitation: in many large cities almost everyone has a toilet, but there are no treatment facilities for the whole volume of wastewater, and by this measure a country turns out to be noticeably lower.
Important: It accounts not only for the presence of a toilet but also for the fate of the wastewater, so the values are substantially lower than those of basic sanitation.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
