People using at least basic sanitation services
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.
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Unit
- —
- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 214
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-06
Provenance
Who produced these figures, as World Bank declares it — not inferred, and each line says which published field it was read from.
Produced by
World Health Organization
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, publisher: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), date accessed: 2025-09-30, date published: 2025-08-25
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UNICEF
UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: washdata.org, note: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
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Read from
World Bank
World Development Indicators
declared by worldbank in source
Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2024 | 54.50 | percent |
| Albania | 2024 | 99.30 | percent |
| Algeria | 2024 | 85.91 | percent |
| American Samoa | 2024 | 62.12 | percent |
| Andorra | 2024 | 100 | percent |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2024 | 99.61 | percent |
| Armenia | 2024 | 93.66 | percent |
| Aruba | 2024 | 98.84 | percent |
| Australia | 2024 | 100 | percent |
| Austria | 2024 | 99.97 | percent |
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