Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Southern Asia
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 Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Southern Asia is 81 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Southern Asia peaked at 81 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22 %, in 2000.
That places 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22 % | — |
| 2001 | 24 % | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 26 % | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 28 % | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 30 % | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 33 % | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 35 % | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 38 % | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 40 % | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 43 % | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 45 % | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 48 % | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 50 % | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 53 % | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 56 % | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 58 % | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 61 % | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 63 % | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 66 % | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 69 % | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 71 % | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 74 % | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 76 % | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 78 % | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 81 % | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9 % | 22 % | 43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.9 % | 45 % | 69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 76 % | 71 % | 81 % | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Southern Asia
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.1606 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Southern Asia?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in 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 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 Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 % in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- 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 Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.