Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in India
India: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services was 20.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in India, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in India stood at 20.6. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in India peaked at 20.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.66, in 2000.
India ranks 60th of 149 countries 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.55 | 5.66 | 11.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.41 | 11.74 | 17.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.24 | 17.88 | 20.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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 basic sanitation services in India?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in India was 20.6 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.66 in 2000.
- How does India rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services?
- India ranks 60th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. 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 basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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