Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)

SDG regions - Global (UNSDG): Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to was 32.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
32.7
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
25th
of 61 groups
All-time high
32.7
in 2024
All-time low
18.91
in 2002
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG), 2000–2024

01020302000201220242000: 192001: 19.12002: 18.92003: 19.42004: 19.92005: 20.52006: 21.12007: 21.82008: 22.52009: 23.22010: 23.92011: 24.62012: 25.32013: 26.12014: 26.92015: 27.72016: 28.62017: 29.42018: 30.22019: 31.12020: 31.52021: 31.82022: 32.22023: 32.52024: 32.7

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) stood at 32.7. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) peaked at 32.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.91, in 2002.

SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) ranks 25th 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 sanitation facilities connected to in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation) in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG), 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 19.04
2001 19.06 +0.1%
2002 18.91 -0.8%
2003 19.4 +2.6%
2004 19.94 +2.8%
2005 20.52 +2.9%
2006 21.12 +2.9%
2007 21.78 +3.1%
2008 22.47 +3.1%
2009 23.16 +3.1%
2010 23.87 +3.1%
2011 24.57 +2.9%
2012 25.32 +3.0%
2013 26.1 +3.1%
2014 26.89 +3.0%
2015 27.71 +3.1%
2016 28.55 +3.0%
2017 29.4 +3.0%
2018 30.25 +2.9%
2019 31.1 +2.8%
2020 31.46 +1.2%
2021 31.83 +1.2%
2022 32.19 +1.2%
2023 32.48 +0.9%
2024 32.7 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.54 18.91 23.16 10
2010s 27.38 23.87 31.1 10
2020s 32.13 31.46 32.7 5

Countries ranked near SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)

  1. 22 Chile 89.25 compare
  2. 23 Portugal 88.84 compare
  3. 24 Sweden 87.73 compare
  4. 25 Bahrain 87.09 compare
  5. 26 Greece 86.85 compare
  6. 27 Hungary 86.73 compare
  7. 28 Spain 86.18 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) was 32.7 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
The highest recorded value was 32.7 in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
The lowest recorded value was 18.91 in 2002.
How does SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) rank for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to?
SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) ranks 25th out of 61 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to rising or falling in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
227 places, 5,567 data points, 2000–2024
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