Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Asia Meridional

Asia Meridional: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services was 23.28 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.28
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
22nd
of 61 groups
All-time high
23.28
in 2024
All-time low
8.78
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Asia Meridional, 2000–2024

05101520252000201220242000: 8.82001: 9.52002: 10.22003: 10.62004: 11.12005: 11.82006: 12.42007: 132008: 13.62009: 14.22010: 14.82011: 15.42012: 162013: 16.62014: 17.22015: 17.72016: 18.32017: 18.92018: 19.52019: 20.22020: 20.82021: 21.42022: 22.12023: 22.72024: 23.3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Asia Meridional recorded 23.28 for proportion of population using basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Asia Meridional peaked at 23.28 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.78, in 2000.

Asia Meridional ranks 22nd of 61 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.52 8.78 14.21 10
2010s 17.47 14.81 20.16 10
2020s 22.06 20.8 23.28 5

Countries ranked near Asia Meridional

  1. 19 El Salvador 52.07 compare
  2. 20 Viet Nam 50.07 compare
  3. 21 Tuvalu 49.97 compare
  4. 22 Cuba 48.89 compare
  5. 23 Guyana 47.87 compare
  6. 24 Iraq 47.61 compare
  7. 25 Dominican Republic 47.15 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Asia Meridional?
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Asia Meridional was 23.28 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Asia Meridional?
The highest recorded value was 23.28 in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Asia Meridional?
The lowest recorded value was 8.78 in 2000.
How does Asia Meridional rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services?
Asia Meridional ranks 22nd out of 61 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Asia Meridional?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia Meridional data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services (Sanitation)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
210 places, 5,159 data points, 2000–2024
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