People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0027 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in South Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in South Korea stood at 0.0027 people per person. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 154.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.0027 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2000.
South Korea ranks 151st of 214 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2008 | 0.0001 people per person | — |
| 2009 | 0.0002 people per person | +189.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 people per person | +65.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 people per person | +39.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 people per person | +28.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 people per person | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 people per person | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 people per person | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 people per person | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 people per person | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 people per person | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 people per person | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 people per person | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 people per person | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 people per person | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 people per person | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 people per person | +6.3% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.0027 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 people per person, 4.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.0027 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 11% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in South Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +189.1% | 0.0001 people per person | 0.0002 people per person |
| 2010 | +65.4% | 0.0002 people per person | 0.0004 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0002 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 people per person | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0019 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0027 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in South Korea?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in South Korea was 0.0027 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 151st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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)
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 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.