Basic sanitation access in Russia

92.2% of people in Russia used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2002.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2002 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Russia, 2024 92.2% % of population
Change from 2023 +0.6percentage points 2023: 91.6%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2024 98.6% Middle value of 18 countries
Position in 2024 105th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Russia 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 RussiaWorld
2024 92.2% 82.2%
2023 91.6% 81.5%
2022 91.0% 80.4%
2021 90.4% 79.4%
2020 89.7% 78.3%
2019 89.1% 77.2%
2018 88.5% 76.0%
2017 87.9% 74.9%
2016 87.4% 73.8%
2015 86.8% 72.6%
2014 86.2% 71.4%
2013 85.6% 70.2%
2012 85.1% 68.9%
2011 84.5% 67.8%
2010 83.9% 66.7%
2009 83.4% 65.5%
2008 82.8% 64.3%
2007 82.2% 63.1%
2006 81.7% 61.9%
2005 81.7% 60.7%
2004 81.7% 59.6%
2003 81.7% 58.4%
2002 81.7% 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 +0.6 percentage points from 91.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 86.2%, the figure has changed by +6.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Russia has the 105th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

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
2002 to 2024 for Russia
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