Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Asia
Asia: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 89 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Asia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Asia recorded 89 % for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Asia peaked at 89 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47 %, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47 % | — |
| 2001 | 48 % | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 50 % | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 51 % | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 53 % | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 55 % | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 57 % | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 59 % | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 61 % | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 62 % | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 64 % | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 66 % | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 68 % | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 70 % | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 72 % | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 74 % | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 76 % | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 77 % | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 79 % | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 81 % | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 83 % | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 84 % | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 86 % | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 88 % | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 89 % | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.3 % | 47 % | 62 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.7 % | 64 % | 81 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 86 % | 83 % | 89 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Asia?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Asia was 89 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 89 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 % in 2000.
- How does Asia rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Asia ranks 8th out of 18 regions with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.