Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in United States
United States: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services was 2.61 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in United States, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using basic sanitation services in United States is 2.61, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in United States peaked at 3.21 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.61, in 2024.
United States ranks 124th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.08 | 2.95 | 3.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.84 | 2.73 | 2.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.66 | 2.61 | 2.71 | 5 |
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More population data for United States
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 375,392 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4762 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1565 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.129 (2100)
- Population density 46.05 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 19.91 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.129 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.4762 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate 0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 435,333 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services in United States?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in United States was 2.61 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 3.21 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.61 in 2024.
- How does United States rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services?
- United States ranks 124th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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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