Safely managed sanitation in Hong Kong SAR, China

94.8% of people in Hong Kong SAR, China used safely managed sanitation in 2024.

Measure: People using safely managed 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 58.5% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 26th of 141 See the full ranking

Safely managed sanitation 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period Hong Kong SAR, ChinaWorld
2024 94.8% 58.5%
2023 95.0% 57.8%
2022 95.1% 57.0%
2021 93.6% 56.1%
2020 91.3% 55.2%
2019 89.1% 54.2%
2018 86.8% 52.8%
2017 84.5% 51.3%
2016 82.2% 49.9%
2015 80.0% 48.4%
2014 77.7% 46.9%
2013 75.4% 45.5%
2012 75.5% 44.1%
2011 75.6% 42.8%
2010 75.7% 41.5%
2009 75.8% 40.2%
2008 75.9% 38.9%
2007 76.0% 37.6%
2006 76.2% 36.3%
2005 76.3% 35.1%
2004 76.4% 34.0%
2003 76.5% 32.8%
2002 76.5% 31.7%
2001 76.5% 31.7%
2000 76.5% 31.3%

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 77.7%, the figure has changed by +17.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 141 countries with data for 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China has the 26th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 58.5%.

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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.SMSS.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