GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation in India
India: GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation was 0.714 5 year moving average in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.714 5 year moving average
Change on year
down 18.4%
World rank
156th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1 5 year moving average
in 2004
All-time low
0.714 5 year moving average
in 2023
Years of data
20
2004–2023
GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation in India, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
In 2023, goal 6: clean water and sanitation in India stood at 0.714 5 year moving average. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 6: clean water and sanitation in India peaked at 1 5 year moving average in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.714 5 year moving average, in 2023.
India ranks 156th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation in India, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8 5 year moving average | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 5 year moving average | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.833 5 year moving average | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.833 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 5 year moving average | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 1 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.875 5 year moving average | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.714 5 year moving average | -18.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.714 5 year moving average is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 5 year moving average, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.714 5 year moving average is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.857 5 year moving average, 83% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 5 year moving average | 1 5 year moving average | 1 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9266 5 year moving average | 0.8 5 year moving average | 1 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8972 5 year moving average | 0.714 5 year moving average | 1 5 year moving average | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 156 Australia 0.714 5 year moving average compare
- 156 Barbados 0.714 5 year moving average compare
- 156 Brunei 0.714 5 year moving average compare
- 156 Bulgaria 0.714 5 year moving average compare
- 156 Djibouti 0.714 5 year moving average compare
- 156 Dominica 0.714 5 year moving average compare
- 156 Iceland 0.714 5 year moving average compare
- 156 Japan 0.714 5 year moving average compare
- 156 Maldives 0.714 5 year moving average compare
- 156 Qatar 0.714 5 year moving average compare
- 156 Saudi Arabia 0.714 5 year moving average compare
- 156 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.714 5 year moving average compare
- 156 Trinidad and Tobago 0.714 5 year moving average compare
- 156 Turkey 0.714 5 year moving average compare
- 156 United Arab Emirates 0.714 5 year moving average compare
- 156 Palestine 0.714 5 year moving average compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goal 6: clean water and sanitation in India?
- Goal 6: clean water and sanitation in India was 0.714 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest goal 6: clean water and sanitation recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1 5 year moving average in 2004.
- What is the lowest goal 6: clean water and sanitation recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.714 5 year moving average in 2023.
- How does India rank for goal 6: clean water and sanitation?
- India ranks 156th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 6: clean water and sanitation rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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SDG Goal 6 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database