People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate was 0.5778 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in United Kingdom, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in United Kingdom is 0.5778 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in United Kingdom peaked at 0.7038 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.27 % change on previous year, in 2020.
United Kingdom ranks 63rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3553 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 0.3214 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3654 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4793 % change on previous year | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 0.607 % change on previous year | +26.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6505 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6884 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6977 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6744 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7038 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7007 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6135 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5738 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6465 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6983 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6891 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6064 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5069 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4437 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.27 % change on previous year | -39.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3777 % change on previous year | +39.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6652 % change on previous year | +76.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6497 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5778 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.5778 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.2564 % change on previous year. (69 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.5778 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.9188 % change on previous year. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5377 % change on previous year | 0.3214 % change on previous year | 0.6977 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6183 % change on previous year | 0.4437 % change on previous year | 0.7038 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5081 % change on previous year | 0.27 % change on previous year | 0.6652 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 60 Nauru 0.6645 % change on previous year compare
- 61 Egypt 0.6644 % change on previous year compare
- 62 Suriname 0.6535 % change on previous year compare
- 64 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.5748 % change on previous year compare
- 65 Micronesia (country) 0.5747 % change on previous year compare
- 66 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5141 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in United Kingdom?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in United Kingdom was 0.5778 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7038 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate?
- United Kingdom ranks 63rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.