Safely managed sanitation in Southern Africa in 2024 — 72.5%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 26.5 pp.
2000–2024 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72.5 | +0.6 pp |
| 2023 | 71.9 | +1.4 pp |
| 2022 | 70.4 | +2.1 pp |
| 2021 | 68.3 | +2.1 pp |
| 2020 | 66.2 | +2 pp |
| 2019 | 64.2 | +2 pp |
| 2018 | 62.2 | +2 pp |
| 2017 | 60.2 | +1.9 pp |
| 2016 | 58.3 | +1.9 pp |
| 2015 | 56.4 | +1.8 pp |
| 2014 | 54.6 | +0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 54 | +0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 53.5 | +0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 52.9 | +0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 52.3 | +0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 51.7 | +0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 51.1 | +0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 50.5 | +0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 49.9 | +0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 49.2 | +0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 48.6 | +0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 47.9 | +0.7 pp |
| 2002 | 47.3 | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 46.6 | +0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 46 | — |
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.
The share of the population with access to improved sanitation and hygiene conditions.
Nutrition Safely managed drinking waterThe share of people who have water at home, available round the clock and free of contamination.
Nutrition Handwashing facilitiesThe share of people who have a place at home for washing hands with water and soap.
Mortality Death rate from unsafe water and sanitationHow many deaths per 100,000 people are linked to dirty water and to the absence of sanitation and hygiene.