Safely managed sanitation in South Africa
73.8% of people in South Africa used safely managed sanitation in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
South Africa, 2024
73.8%
Change from 2023
+0.6percentage points
World, 2024
58.5%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
81.3%
Position in 2024
59th of 141
Safely managed sanitation 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 | 73.8% | 58.5% |
| 2023 | 73.2% | 57.8% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | 57.0% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | 56.1% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | 55.2% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | 54.2% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | 52.8% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | 51.3% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | 49.9% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | 48.4% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | 46.9% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | 45.5% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | 44.1% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | 42.8% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | 41.5% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | 40.2% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | 38.9% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | 37.6% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | 36.3% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | 35.1% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | 34.0% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | 32.8% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | 31.7% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | 31.7% |
| 2000 | 47.4% | 31.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 73.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 55.4%, the figure has changed by +18.3 percentage points.
- Among the 141 countries with data for 2024, South Africa has the 59th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 58.5%.