Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 17.41 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in China (People’s Republic of), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 17.41 for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 27.36 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.41, in 2024.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 91st of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.47 | 23.19 | 27.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.78 | 19.03 | 22.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.07 | 17.41 | 18.71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
- 88 Papua New Guinea 18.49 compare
- 89 Guyana 17.9 compare
- 90 Libya 17.8 compare
- 92 Chad 17.27 compare
- 93 Solomon Islands 17.22 compare
- 94 Cayman Islands 16.15 compare
More population data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.68 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 15.54 million (2100)
- Population density 67.46 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.68 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3489 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1671 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.31 million Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.1664 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.01 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 303,405 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in China (People’s Republic of) was 17.41 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.36 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.41 in 2024.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 91st out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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