Dem. People's Rep. Korea - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 73.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 73.06 in 2020, while its lowest value was 67.26 in 2002.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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
2002 67.26
2003 67.26
2004 67.26
2005 67.26
2006 67.26
2007 67.70
2008 68.16
2009 68.61
2010 69.06
2011 69.52
2012 69.98
2013 70.43
2014 70.89
2015 71.36
2016 71.82
2017 72.28
2018 72.75
2019 73.06
2020 73.06

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 91.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 91.67 in 2020, while its lowest value was 80.58 in 2002.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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
2002 80.58
2003 80.58
2004 80.58
2005 80.58
2006 80.58
2007 81.41
2008 82.24
2009 83.08
2010 83.92
2011 84.76
2012 85.61
2013 86.46
2014 87.32
2015 88.18
2016 89.05
2017 89.92
2018 90.79
2019 91.67
2020 91.67

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 84.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 84.67 in 2020, while its lowest value was 75.20 in 2002.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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).

See also:

Year Value
2002 75.20
2003 75.21
2004 75.22
2005 75.23
2006 75.24
2007 75.92
2008 76.61
2009 77.32
2010 78.03
2011 78.75
2012 79.47
2013 80.20
2014 80.93
2015 81.67
2016 82.41
2017 83.16
2018 83.92
2019 84.62
2020 84.67

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention