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United States: People using at least basic sanitation services

99.62percent · 2024-0.2% 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 United States from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202499.618
202399.615
202299.632
202199.649
202099.666
201999.684
201899.703
201799.722
201699.742
201599.762
201499.783
201399.804
201299.826
201199.848
201099.871
200999.87
200899.871
200799.871
200699.871
200599.871
200499.872
200399.872
200299.872
200199.872
200099.873

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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