Proportion of population using improved … improved sanitation in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)
SDG regions - Global (UNSDG): Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities was 88.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) recorded 88.86 for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) peaked at 88.86 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.77, in 2000.
SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) ranks 29th 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.
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.77 | — |
| 2001 | 62.54 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 63.57 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 64.81 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 66.09 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 67.38 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 68.67 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 69.96 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 71.24 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 72.5 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 73.76 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 74.91 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 76.13 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 77.38 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 78.58 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 79.77 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 80.95 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 82.08 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 83.21 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 84.32 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 85.39 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 86.44 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 87.46 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 88.21 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 88.86 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.85 | 61.77 | 72.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.11 | 73.76 | 84.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.27 | 85.39 | 88.86 | 5 |
More population data for SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)
- Total population by age 122,809 (2100)
- Total population by age 49,728 (2023)
- Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with 1.98 (2024)
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services 58.5 (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services 23.51 (2024)
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 32.7 (2024)
- Proportion of population using on-site sanitation facilities with 23.81 (2024)
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 94.99 (2024)
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services 3.52 (2024)
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 42.35 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) was 88.86 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.86 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.77 in 2000.
- How does SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) rank for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities?
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) ranks 29th out of 61 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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