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China: People using at least basic sanitation services

97.27percent · 2024+17.2% since 2014

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. Annual figures for China from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202497.272
202397.241
202295.892
202194.386
202092.851
201991.288
201889.694
201788.068
201686.409
201584.719
201482.998
201381.247
201279.465
201177.651
201075.801
200973.906
200871.98
200770.021
200668.032
200566.007
200463.941
200361.844
200259.719
200157.568
200056.82

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic sanitation services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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