China - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in China was 43.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 43.93 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.75 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 4.75
2001 4.75
2002 5.53
2003 6.49
2004 7.60
2005 8.86
2006 10.26
2007 11.80
2008 13.50
2009 15.34
2010 17.32
2011 19.46
2012 21.74
2013 24.17
2014 26.74
2015 29.47
2016 32.35
2017 35.37
2018 38.55
2019 41.88
2020 43.93

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in China was 85.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 85.62 in 2020, while its lowest value was 27.74 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 27.74
2001 27.96
2002 28.21
2003 31.25
2004 34.33
2005 37.45
2006 40.60
2007 43.79
2008 47.02
2009 50.29
2010 53.59
2011 56.93
2012 60.31
2013 63.73
2014 67.18
2015 70.68
2016 74.21
2017 77.78
2018 81.39
2019 85.04
2020 85.62

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in China was 69.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 69.66 in 2020, while its lowest value was 13.13 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 13.13
2001 13.49
2002 14.37
2003 16.47
2004 18.74
2005 21.16
2006 23.72
2007 26.41
2008 29.25
2009 32.22
2010 35.33
2011 38.54
2012 41.86
2013 45.29
2014 48.83
2015 52.49
2016 56.24
2017 60.09
2018 64.02
2019 68.04
2020 69.66

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention