People not using improved sanitation facilities in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 383,026 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Hong Kong, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Hong Kong stood at 383,026 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Hong Kong peaked at 383,026 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 175,081 people, in 2000.
That places Hong Kong 76th out of 232 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 197,899 people | 175,081 people | 236,033 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 294,016 people | 245,912 people | 341,163 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 367,145 people | 350,475 people | 383,026 people | 5 |
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More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2868 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.441 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.42 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 147.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7318 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.72 °C (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 55.66 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,808 millimeters (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Hong Kong?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Hong Kong was 383,026 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 383,026 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,081 people in 2000.
- How does Hong Kong rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Hong Kong ranks 76th out of 232 regions with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.