Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities was 95.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
95.21
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 173 countries
All-time high
95.21
in 2023
All-time low
45.12
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in China (People’s Republic of), 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 45.12001: 45.22002: 47.42003: 49.62004: 51.92005: 54.12006: 56.32007: 58.62008: 60.82009: 63.12010: 65.42011: 67.62012: 69.92013: 72.22014: 74.52015: 76.82016: 792017: 81.32018: 83.62019: 85.92020: 88.32021: 90.62022: 92.92023: 95.22024: 95.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in China (People’s Republic of) is 95.21, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 95.21 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.12, in 2000.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 60th of 173 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.

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in China (People’s Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in China (People’s Republic of), 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 45.12
2001 45.16 +0.1%
2002 47.39 +4.9%
2003 49.62 +4.7%
2004 51.86 +4.5%
2005 54.1 +4.3%
2006 56.34 +4.1%
2007 58.59 +4.0%
2008 60.84 +3.8%
2009 63.1 +3.7%
2010 65.37 +3.6%
2011 67.63 +3.5%
2012 69.91 +3.4%
2013 72.18 +3.3%
2014 74.46 +3.2%
2015 76.75 +3.1%
2016 79.04 +3.0%
2017 81.34 +2.9%
2018 83.64 +2.8%
2019 85.94 +2.8%
2020 88.25 +2.7%
2021 90.56 +2.6%
2022 92.88 +2.6%
2023 95.21 +2.5%
2024 95.21 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53.21 45.12 63.1 10
2010s 75.63 65.37 85.94 10
2020s 92.42 88.25 95.21 5

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

  1. 57 Malaysia 95.88 compare
  2. 58 Saudi Arabia 95.65 compare
  3. 59 Serbia 95.51 compare
  4. 61 Sri Lanka 94.99 compare
  5. 62 Egypt 94.91 compare
  6. 63 Jordan 94.67 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in China (People’s Republic of)?
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in China (People’s Republic of) was 95.21 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 95.21 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 45.12 in 2000.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 60th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
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