Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)
SDG regions - Global (UNSDG): Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites was 6.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) is 6.8, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) peaked at 17.18 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.8, in 2024.
SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) ranks 33rd of 61 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.18 | — |
| 2001 | 17.02 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 16.65 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 16.08 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 15.5 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 14.92 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 14.39 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 13.82 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 13.28 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 12.74 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 12.21 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 11.7 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 11.21 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 10.68 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 10.21 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 9.73 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 9.29 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 8.65 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 8.25 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 7.87 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 7.53 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 7.19 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 6.87 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 6.84 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 6.8 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.16 | 12.74 | 17.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.98 | 7.87 | 12.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.05 | 6.8 | 7.53 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)
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 safely managed sanitation services 58.5 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) was 6.8 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.18 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 in 2024.
- How does SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) rank for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites?
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) ranks 33rd out of 61 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites rising or falling in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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