People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0509 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Hong Kong, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Hong Kong stood at 0.0509 people per person. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0509 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0263 people per person, in 2000.
Hong Kong ranks 87th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0263 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0263 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0264 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0266 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0278 people per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0289 people per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0301 people per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0312 people per person | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0325 people per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0339 people per person | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.035 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0362 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0373 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0387 people per person | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.04 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0411 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0423 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0434 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0445 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0454 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0468 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0485 people per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.05 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0498 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0509 people per person | +2.2% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.0509 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 people per person, 87.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.0509 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.029 people per person | 0.0263 people per person | 0.0339 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0404 people per person | 0.035 people per person | 0.0454 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0492 people per person | 0.0468 people per person | 0.0509 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0056 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Hong Kong?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Hong Kong was 0.0509 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0509 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0263 people per person in 2000.
- How does Hong Kong rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 87th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People 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.