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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Safely managed sanitation

Share of people using a safe, private toilet whose waste is disposed of properly. The measure behind the sanitation drive of the last decade, and the counterpart to the city cleanliness rankings elsewhere on this site.

Latest
62.79
2024
Published by
World Bank / WHO-UNICEF
annual

Safely managed sanitation over time

0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%200020042008201220162020202462.8%
2000–2024 · 25 observations · % of population
View as table
PeriodSafely managed sanitation
202462.8%
202360.8%
202258.6%
202156.4%
202054.2%
201951.9%
201849.6%
201747.2%
201644.9%
201542.5%
201440.1%
201337.8%
201235.4%
201133.1%
201030.8%
200928.5%
200826.2%
200723.9%
200621.7%
200519.5%
200417.3%
200314.9%
200212.6%
200110.7%
20009.0%

Compared with

Japan
99.2%
United States
97.0%
Germany
96.8%
South Africa
73.8%
China
68.9%
India
62.8%
Brazil
55.0%
Nepal
53.4%
Vietnam
45.4%
Bangladesh
37.3%
Latest available year for each country · % of population

Source

World Bank / WHO-UNICEF — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.SMSS.ZS