Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Japan
Japan: Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services was 99.19 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.19
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
9th
of 149 countries
All-time high
99.19
in 2024
All-time low
96.49
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Japan recorded 99.19 for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Japan peaked at 99.19 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.49, in 2000.
Japan ranks 9th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.1 | 96.49 | 97.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.48 | 97.89 | 98.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.12 | 99.02 | 99.19 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More population data for Japan
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.501 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.83 million (2100)
- Population density 210.83 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.501 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2372 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.5891 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 103,784 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.5888 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.15 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 29,068 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Japan?
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Japan was 99.19 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.19 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.49 in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Japan ranks 9th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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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