Basic sanitation access in South Africa
77.4% of people in South Africa used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
South Africa, 2024
77.4%
Change from 2023
+0.6percentage points
World, 2024
82.2%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
98.6%
Position in 2024
138th of 193
Basic sanitation access in South Africa 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 | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77.4% | 82.2% |
| 2023 | 76.8% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | 80.4% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | 79.4% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | 78.3% |
| 2019 | 74.3% | 77.2% |
| 2018 | 73.6% | 76.0% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | 73.8% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | 72.6% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | 70.2% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | 66.7% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | 65.5% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | 64.3% |
| 2007 | 65.9% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | 65.2% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | 60.7% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | 59.6% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | 58.4% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | 57.3% |
| 2001 | 61.3% | 55.6% |
| 2000 | 60.5% | 54.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 76.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 70.9%, the figure has changed by +6.4 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, South Africa has the 138th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.