Basic sanitation access in India
83.4% of people in India used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
India, 2024
83.4%
Change from 2023
+2.7percentage points
World, 2024
82.2%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
98.6%
Position in 2024
131st of 193
Basic sanitation access in India 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 | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.4% | 82.2% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | 80.4% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | 79.4% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | 78.3% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | 77.2% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | 76.0% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | 73.8% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | 72.6% |
| 2014 | 54.2% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | 70.2% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | 66.7% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | 65.5% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | 64.3% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | 60.7% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | 59.6% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | 58.4% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | 57.3% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | 55.6% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | 54.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.7 percentage points from 80.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 54.2%, the figure has changed by +29.2 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, India has the 131st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.