Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Central Asia and Southern Asia
Central Asia and Southern Asia: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 81 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Central Asia and Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central Asia and Southern Asia recorded 81 % for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Central Asia and Southern Asia peaked at 81 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24 %, in 2000.
That places Central Asia and Southern Asia 20th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Central Asia and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24 % | — |
| 2001 | 26 % | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 28 % | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 30 % | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 33 % | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 35 % | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 38 % | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 40 % | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 42 % | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 45 % | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 47 % | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 50 % | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 52 % | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 54 % | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 57 % | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 60 % | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 62 % | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 65 % | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 67 % | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 70 % | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 72 % | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 74 % | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 77 % | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 79 % | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 81 % | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1 % | 24 % | 45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4 % | 47 % | 70 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.6 % | 72 % | 81 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia and Southern Asia
- 18 Cabo Verde 83 % compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central Asia and Southern Asia
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,797 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,324 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 10 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 30.2 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 3.3 % (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 11.1 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 9,769 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 161.2 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,703 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 58 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Central Asia and Southern Asia was 81 % 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 Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 81 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 % in 2000.
- How does Central Asia and Southern Asia rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Central Asia and Southern Asia ranks 20th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Asia and Southern 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.