Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in India
India: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 93.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in India, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in India is 93.27, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in India peaked at 93.27 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.31, in 2000.
That places India 152nd out of 232 countries 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.74 | 20.31 | 49.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66 | 52.16 | 79.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88 | 82.53 | 93.27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 149 French Guiana 94.13 compare
- 150 Saint Lucia 93.76 compare
- 151 Cayman Islands 93.38 compare
- 153 Honduras 93.17 compare
- 154 Wallis and Futuna 92.95 compare
- 155 Belize 92.73 compare
More population data for India
- Population growth rate -0.512 (2100)
- Population density 506.27 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 66.77 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.512 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.96 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.96 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 236,763 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.96 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.98 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.89 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in India?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in India was 93.27 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 93.27 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.31 in 2000.
- How does India rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- India ranks 152nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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