Health
Basic sanitation
SH.STA.BASS.ZS ยท %
Annual series published by the World Bank. 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.
Countries compared
9 countries compared out of 142 available.
Latest known value: 99.88% for Italy in 2024, over a series running from 2000 to 2024 and 9 countries compared, from the highest (Spain, 99.92%) to the lowest (South Sudan, 14.43%).
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Year by year values
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| Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | South Sudan | Sudan | Cyprus | Lithuania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.88% | 99.92% | 97.66% | 99.62% | 97.27% | 14.43% | 65.71% | 99.48% | 96.4% |
| 2023 | 99.88% | 99.92% | 97.66% | 99.62% | 97.24% | 14.32% | 62.73% | 99.48% | 96.38% |
| 2022 | 99.89% | 99.92% | 97.67% | 99.63% | 95.89% | 14.22% | 59.81% | 99.48% | 95.89% |
| 2021 | 99.89% | 99.92% | 97.68% | 99.65% | 94.39% | 13.65% | 56.94% | 99.49% | 95.34% |
| 2020 | 99.89% | 99.92% | 97.69% | 99.67% | 92.85% | 13.09% | 54.12% | 99.5% | 94.79% |
| 2019 | 99.89% | 99.92% | 97.69% | 99.68% | 91.29% | 12.54% | 51.36% | 99.5% | 94.23% |
| 2018 | 99.89% | 99.92% | 97.7% | 99.7% | 89.69% | 11.74% | 48.66% | 99.51% | 93.67% |
| 2017 | 99.89% | 99.92% | 97.71% | 99.72% | 88.07% | 10.97% | 46.01% | 99.52% | 93.11% |
| 2016 | 99.89% | 99.92% | 97.72% | 99.74% | 86.41% | 10.23% | 43.42% | 99.52% | 92.55% |
| 2015 | 99.89% | 99.91% | 97.74% | 99.76% | 84.72% | 9.53% | 40.9% | 99.53% | 91.99% |
| 2014 | 99.89% | 99.91% | 97.75% | 99.78% | 83% | 8.85% | 38.43% | 99.54% | 91.43% |
| 2013 | 99.89% | 99.9% | 97.76% | 99.8% | 81.25% | 8.2% | 36.02% | 99.55% | 90.86% |
| 2012 | 99.89% | 99.89% | 97.77% | 99.83% | 79.46% | 7.58% | 33.67% | 99.55% | 90.3% |
| 2011 | 99.89% | 99.88% | 97.79% | 99.85% | 77.65% | 6.99% | 31.38% | 99.56% | 89.74% |
| 2010 | 99.89% | 99.88% | 97.81% | 99.87% | 75.8% | 29.15% | 99.57% | 89.19% | |
| 2009 | 99.89% | 99.87% | 97.83% | 99.87% | 73.91% | 26.99% | 99.57% | 88.67% | |
| 2008 | 99.89% | 99.86% | 97.85% | 99.87% | 71.98% | 24.88% | 99.58% | 88.13% | |
| 2007 | 99.89% | 99.86% | 97.87% | 99.87% | 70.02% | 22.84% | 99.59% | 87.62% | |
| 2006 | 99.89% | 99.85% | 97.89% | 99.87% | 68.03% | 20.85% | 99.59% | 87.12% | |
| 2005 | 99.89% | 99.84% | 97.92% | 99.87% | 66.01% | 19.14% | 99.6% | 86.61% | |
| 2004 | 99.89% | 99.83% | 97.94% | 99.87% | 63.94% | 17.43% | 99.61% | 86.13% | |
| 2003 | 99.89% | 99.83% | 97.97% | 99.87% | 61.84% | 17.41% | 99.61% | 85.66% | |
| 2002 | 99.89% | 99.82% | 98% | 99.87% | 59.72% | 17.39% | 99.62% | 85.19% | |
| 2001 | 99.89% | 99.81% | 98.03% | 99.87% | 57.57% | 17.37% | 99.62% | 84.73% | |
| 2000 | 99.89% | 99.81% | 98.06% | 99.87% | 56.82% | 17.36% | 99.62% | 84.26% |
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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