Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)
SDG regions - Global (UNSDG): Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services was 58.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) recorded 58.5 for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) peaked at 58.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.3, in 2000.
That places SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) 20th out of 61 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG regions - Global (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.3 | — |
| 2001 | 31.72 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 31.75 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 32.83 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 33.98 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 35.13 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 36.32 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 37.58 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 38.87 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 40.17 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 41.49 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 42.78 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 44.13 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 45.53 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 46.95 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 48.39 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 49.86 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 51.32 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 52.78 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 54.24 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 55.18 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 56.11 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 57.03 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 57.8 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 58.5 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.97 | 31.3 | 40.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.75 | 41.49 | 54.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.92 | 55.18 | 58.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)
- 17 United States 97.01 compare
- 18 Germany 96.77 compare
- 19 Lithuania 96.4 compare
- 20 Luxembourg 96.32 compare
- 21 Liechtenstein 96.3 compare
- 22 Australia 95.77 compare
- 23 Sweden 95.35 compare
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 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)
- Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites 6.8 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) was 58.5 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3 in 2000.
- How does SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) rank for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services?
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) ranks 20th out of 61 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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