Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Africa
Africa: Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services was 28 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Africa, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Africa is 28 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Africa peaked at 28 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18 %, in 2000.
That places Africa 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 % | — |
| 2001 | 18 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19 % | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 19 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 % | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21 % | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 21 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22 % | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 22 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23 % | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 23 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24 % | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 24 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 % | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26 % | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 26 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27 % | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 27 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28 % | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7 % | 18 % | 21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6 % | 22 % | 26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27 % | 26 % | 28 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Africa?
- Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Africa was 28 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 28 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 % in 2000.
- How does Africa rank for percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Africa ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using safely managed 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.