Safely managed sanitation in United States
97.0% of people in United States used safely managed sanitation in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
United States, 2024
97.0%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
58.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
92.9%
Position in 2024
17th of 141
Safely managed sanitation in United States 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 | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.0% | 58.5% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | 57.8% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | 56.1% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | 55.2% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | 54.2% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | 52.8% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | 51.3% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | 49.9% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | 48.4% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | 46.9% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | 45.5% |
| 2012 | 96.9% | 44.1% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | 42.8% |
| 2010 | 96.9% | 41.5% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | 40.2% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | 38.9% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | 37.6% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | 36.3% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | 35.1% |
| 2004 | 96.8% | 34.0% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | 32.8% |
| 2002 | 96.7% | 31.7% |
| 2001 | 96.7% | 31.7% |
| 2000 | 96.7% | 31.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 97.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 96.9%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 141 countries with data for 2024, United States has the 17th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 58.5%.