Sanitation facilities usage in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Sanitation facilities usage was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Hong Kong, China, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 94.8% for sanitation facilities usage in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Hong Kong, China peaked at 95.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2013.
Hong Kong, China ranks 27th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.5% | — |
| 2001 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.3% | 75.8% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 75.4% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 91.3% | 95.1% | 5 |
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More population data for Hong Kong, China
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3992 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -2.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2044)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -2.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -2.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 30,373 people (2100)
- Population density 1,981 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -2.5% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Hong Kong, China?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Hong Kong, China was 94.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2013.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 27th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.