People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in China
China: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0087 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in China, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0087 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in China peaked at 0.3454 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 people per person, in 2024.
China ranks 101st of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in China, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3454 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.3388 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3172 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2961 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2756 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2558 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2368 people per person | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2185 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2009 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1839 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1676 people per person | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1519 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1367 people per person | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1222 people per person | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1082 people per person | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0948 people per person | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.082 people per person | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0698 people per person | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0583 people per person | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0473 people per person | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0369 people per person | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 0.027 people per person | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0177 people per person | -34.4% |
| 2023 | 0.009 people per person | -49.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0087 people per person | -2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -49.5% | 0.0177 people per person | 0.009 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2669 people per person | 0.1839 people per person | 0.3454 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1039 people per person | 0.0473 people per person | 0.1676 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0199 people per person | 0.0087 people per person | 0.0369 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in China?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in China was 0.0087 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3454 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 people per person in 2024.
- How does China rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- China ranks 101st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.