Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in China
China: Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services was 68.87 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in China, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in China is 68.87, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in China peaked at 68.87 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.39, in 2000.
China ranks 68th 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 | 20.69 | 13.39 | 31.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.15 | 34.05 | 63.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.01 | 64.61 | 68.87 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More population data for China
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.31 million Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1671 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3489 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.68 (2100)
- Population density 67.46 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 15.54 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.68 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.1664 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 303,405 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in China?
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in China was 68.87 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 68.87 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.39 in 2000.
- How does China rank for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services?
- China ranks 68th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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