Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in India
India: Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services was 83.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in India, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in India is 83.38, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in India peaked at 83.38 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.66, in 2000.
That places India 161st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.99 | 14.66 | 39.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.73 | 42.52 | 69.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.78 | 72.05 | 83.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 158 Algeria 85.91 compare
- 159 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 84.82 compare
- 160 Belize 84.3 compare
- 162 Saint Lucia 83.36 compare
- 163 Cambodia 83.34 compare
- 164 Cayman Islands 83.24 compare
More population data for India
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.512 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 66.77 million (2100)
- Population density 506.27 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.512 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.7665 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.67 million Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.7662 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.96 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 236,763 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in India?
- Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in India was 83.38 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 83.38 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.66 in 2000.
- How does India rank for proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- India ranks 161st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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