1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in South Korea
South Korea: 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services was 99.82 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
99.82
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
21st
of 200 countries
All-time high
100
in 2000
All-time low
99.82
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in South Korea, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in South Korea is 99.82, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in South Korea peaked at 100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.82, in 2022.
South Korea ranks 21st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100 | — |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.99 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.98 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.97 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.95 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.94 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.93 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.92 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.89 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.88 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.87 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.85 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.84 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.83 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.82 | -0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 99.82 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.04, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 99.82 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.31, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100 | 99.98 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.91 | 99.85 | 99.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.83 | 99.82 | 99.84 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 18 Switzerland 99.9 compare
- 19 Italy 99.89 compare
- 20 Turkmenistan 99.82 compare
- 22 Maldives 99.7 compare
- 23 Portugal 99.66 compare
- 24 United States 99.63 compare
More population data for South Korea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3601 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.4% (2100)
- Population density 223.86 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 599,530 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.4% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.0908 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in South Korea?
- 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in South Korea was 99.82 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.82 in 2022.
- How does South Korea rank for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services?
- South Korea ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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