Safely managed sanitation — all countries

Safely managed sanitation — India

Safely managed sanitation in India in 2024 — 62.8%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 141. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 53.8 pp.

2024 62.8% +2 pp vs 2023
World rank 68of 141
Period maximum 62.8%2024
Period minimum 9%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed sanitation — India, 2000–20240204060802000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 9%2001: 10.7%2002: 12.6%2003: 14.9%2004: 17.3%2005: 19.5%2006: 21.7%2007: 23.9%2008: 26.2%2009: 28.5%2010: 30.8%2011: 33.1%2012: 35.4%2013: 37.8%2014: 40.1%2015: 42.5%2016: 44.9%2017: 47.2%2018: 49.6%2019: 51.9%2020: 54.2%2021: 56.4%2022: 58.6%2023: 60.8%2024: 62.8%
Change over the period: +53.8 pp Annual average: 2.24 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

India 62.8%
World 58.5%
South Asia 60.1%
Safely managed sanitation — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 62.8 +2 pp
2023 60.8 +2.2 pp
2022 58.6 +2.2 pp
2021 56.4 +2.2 pp
2020 54.2 +2.2 pp
2019 51.9 +2.3 pp
2018 49.6 +2.3 pp
2017 47.2 +2.4 pp
2016 44.9 +2.4 pp
2015 42.5 +2.4 pp
2014 40.1 +2.4 pp
2013 37.8 +2.3 pp
2012 35.4 +2.3 pp
2011 33.1 +2.3 pp
2010 30.8 +2.3 pp
2009 28.5 +2.3 pp
2008 26.2 +2.3 pp
2007 23.9 +2.3 pp
2006 21.7 +2.2 pp
2005 19.5 +2.2 pp
2004 17.3 +2.4 pp
2003 14.9 +2.3 pp
2002 12.6 +1.9 pp
2001 10.7 +1.7 pp
2000 9

Southern Asia, 2024

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

About the indicator

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.