Health
Basic sanitation
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · %
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Somalia. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
- Latest value, Germany
- 99.23%2024
- Period covered
- 2000 - 202425 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 99.92%Spain, 2024
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 44.46%Somalia, 2024
8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.
Latest known valuesorted by value
Spain99.92%2024
Italy99.88%2024
United States99.62%2024
Germany99.23%2024
United Kingdom99.1%2024
Netherlands97.66%2024
China97.27%2024
Somalia44.46%2024
Year by year values
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| Germany | United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.23% | 99.1% | 99.88% | 99.92% | 97.66% | 99.62% | 97.27% | 44.46% |
| 2023 | 99.23% | 99.1% | 99.88% | 99.92% | 97.66% | 99.62% | 97.24% | 43.41% |
| 2022 | 99.23% | 99.1% | 99.89% | 99.92% | 97.67% | 99.63% | 95.89% | 42.36% |
| 2021 | 99.23% | 99.11% | 99.89% | 99.92% | 97.68% | 99.65% | 94.39% | 41.32% |
| 2020 | 99.23% | 99.11% | 99.89% | 99.92% | 97.69% | 99.67% | 92.85% | 40.28% |
| 2019 | 99.23% | 99.11% | 99.89% | 99.92% | 97.69% | 99.68% | 91.29% | 39.23% |
| 2018 | 99.23% | 99.11% | 99.89% | 99.92% | 97.7% | 99.7% | 89.69% | 38.19% |
| 2017 | 99.23% | 99.11% | 99.89% | 99.92% | 97.71% | 99.72% | 88.07% | 37.16% |
| 2016 | 99.22% | 99.11% | 99.89% | 99.92% | 97.72% | 99.74% | 86.41% | 36.13% |
| 2015 | 99.22% | 99.11% | 99.89% | 99.91% | 97.74% | 99.76% | 84.72% | 35.1% |
| 2014 | 99.22% | 99.11% | 99.89% | 99.91% | 97.75% | 99.78% | 83% | 34.07% |
| 2013 | 99.22% | 99.11% | 99.89% | 99.9% | 97.76% | 99.8% | 81.25% | 33.06% |
| 2012 | 99.22% | 99.12% | 99.89% | 99.89% | 97.77% | 99.83% | 79.46% | 32.05% |
| 2011 | 99.22% | 99.12% | 99.89% | 99.88% | 97.79% | 99.85% | 77.65% | 31.04% |
| 2010 | 99.22% | 99.12% | 99.89% | 99.88% | 97.81% | 99.87% | 75.8% | 29.66% |
| 2009 | 99.22% | 99.12% | 99.89% | 99.87% | 97.83% | 99.87% | 73.91% | 28.26% |
| 2008 | 99.22% | 99.12% | 99.89% | 99.86% | 97.85% | 99.87% | 71.98% | 26.87% |
| 2007 | 99.22% | 99.12% | 99.89% | 99.86% | 97.87% | 99.87% | 70.02% | 25.47% |
| 2006 | 99.22% | 99.12% | 99.89% | 99.85% | 97.89% | 99.87% | 68.03% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 99.22% | 99.12% | 99.89% | 99.84% | 97.92% | 99.87% | 66.01% | 24.64% |
| 2004 | 99.22% | 99.13% | 99.89% | 99.83% | 97.94% | 99.87% | 63.94% | 23.59% |
| 2003 | 99.22% | 99.13% | 99.89% | 99.83% | 97.97% | 99.87% | 61.84% | 22.67% |
| 2002 | 99.22% | 99.13% | 99.89% | 99.82% | 98% | 99.87% | 59.72% | 21.74% |
| 2001 | 99.22% | 99.13% | 99.89% | 99.81% | 98.03% | 99.87% | 57.57% | 20.96% |
| 2000 | 99.22% | 99.13% | 99.89% | 99.81% | 98.06% | 99.87% | 56.82% | 20.18% |
World Bank definition
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.
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