Basic sanitation access in North Korea
84.8% of people in North Korea used at least basic sanitation services in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2002.
North Korea, 2023
84.8%
Change from 2022
+0.1percentage points
World, 2023
81.5%
Basic sanitation access in North Korea 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 | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 82.2% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | 80.4% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | 79.4% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | 78.3% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | 77.2% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | 76.0% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 82.4% | 73.8% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | 72.6% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | 70.2% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | 66.7% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | 65.5% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | 64.3% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | 75.2% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | 60.7% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | 59.6% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | 58.4% |
| 2002 | 75.2% | 57.3% |
| 2001 | – | 55.6% |
| 2000 | – | 54.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 84.8% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 80.2%, the figure has changed by +4.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 81.5%.