Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Macao
Macao: Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services was 79.96 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Macao, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Macao is 79.96, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Macao peaked at 79.96 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.84, in 2000.
Macao ranks 50th 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.
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.84 | — |
| 2001 | 49.84 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.84 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.84 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.84 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.84 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.84 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.84 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.84 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.84 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 51.85 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 53.86 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 55.87 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 57.87 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 59.88 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 61.89 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 63.9 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 65.9 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 67.91 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 69.92 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 71.93 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 73.93 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 75.94 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 77.95 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 79.96 | +2.6% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 79.96 is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.12, 87% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Macao's 79.96 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.35, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.84 | 49.84 | 49.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.88 | 51.85 | 69.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.94 | 71.93 | 79.96 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More population data for Macao
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.406 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2047)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 7,889 people (2100)
- Population density 10,036 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Macao?
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Macao was 79.96 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 79.96 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.84 in 2000.
- How does Macao rank for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Macao ranks 50th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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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