Basic sanitation access in Hong Kong SAR, China

94.8% of people in Hong Kong SAR, China used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Hong Kong SAR, China, 2024 94.8% % of population
Change from 2023 −0.1percentage points 2023: 95.0%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 94th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Hong Kong SAR, China over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period Hong Kong SAR, ChinaWorld
2024 94.8% 82.2%
2023 95.0% 81.5%
2022 95.1% 80.4%
2021 95.2% 79.4%
2020 95.3% 78.3%
2019 95.4% 77.2%
2018 95.6% 76.0%
2017 95.7% 74.9%
2016 95.8% 73.8%
2015 95.9% 72.6%
2014 96.1% 71.4%
2013 96.2% 70.2%
2012 96.3% 68.9%
2011 96.4% 67.8%
2010 96.5% 66.7%
2009 96.7% 65.5%
2008 96.8% 64.3%
2007 96.9% 63.1%
2006 97.0% 61.9%
2005 97.1% 60.7%
2004 97.3% 59.6%
2003 97.4% 58.4%
2002 97.4% 57.3%
2001 97.4% 55.6%
2000 97.4% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 95.0% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 96.1%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China has the 94th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Hong Kong SAR, China
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene