Basic sanitation access in China
97.3% of people in China used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
China, 2024
97.3%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
82.2%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
98.6%
Position in 2024
82nd of 193
Basic sanitation access in China over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.3% | 82.2% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | 80.4% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | 79.4% |
| 2020 | 92.9% | 78.3% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | 77.2% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | 76.0% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | 73.8% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | 72.6% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | 70.2% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | 66.7% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | 65.5% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | 64.3% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | 60.7% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | 59.6% |
| 2003 | 61.8% | 58.4% |
| 2002 | 59.7% | 57.3% |
| 2001 | 57.6% | 55.6% |
| 2000 | 56.8% | 54.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 97.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 83.0%, the figure has changed by +14.3 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, China has the 82nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.