Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 85.45 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
85.45
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
172nd
of 225 countries
All-time high
85.45
in 2023
All-time low
80.46
in 2002
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2002–2023

0204060802002201220232002: 80.52003: 80.52004: 80.52005: 80.52006: 80.52007: 80.92008: 81.22009: 81.62010: 81.92011: 82.32012: 82.72013: 832014: 83.42015: 83.72016: 84.12017: 84.52018: 84.92019: 85.22020: 85.32021: 85.32022: 85.42023: 85.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 85.45. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 85.45 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.46, in 2002.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 172nd of 225 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2002 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2002 80.46
2003 80.48 +0.0%
2004 80.49 +0.0%
2005 80.5 +0.0%
2006 80.52 +0.0%
2007 80.86 +0.4%
2008 81.2 +0.4%
2009 81.56 +0.4%
2010 81.92 +0.4%
2011 82.29 +0.4%
2012 82.65 +0.4%
2013 83.02 +0.4%
2014 83.38 +0.4%
2015 83.75 +0.4%
2016 84.12 +0.4%
2017 84.49 +0.4%
2018 84.86 +0.4%
2019 85.24 +0.4%
2020 85.29 +0.1%
2021 85.34 +0.1%
2022 85.4 +0.1%
2023 85.45 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.76 80.46 81.56 8
2010s 83.57 81.92 85.24 10
2020s 85.37 85.29 85.45 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 85.45 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 85.45 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 80.46 in 2002.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 172nd out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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