People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Macao
Macao: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 144,371 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Macao, 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 safely managed sanitation facilities in Macao stood at 144,371 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Macao peaked at 275,603 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 144,371 people, in 2024.
Macao ranks 122nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 245,846 people | 219,340 people | 275,603 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 239,277 people | 201,841 people | 270,987 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 168,808 people | 144,371 people | 191,766 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More reference data data for Macao
- Consumer price index 148.96 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 23.9% (2024)
- Foreign aid received by income group 351,150 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations 351,150 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 351,150 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received 351,150 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 91.1% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 95.5% (2024)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus 0 Cases (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Macao?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Macao was 144,371 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 safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 275,603 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 144,371 people in 2024.
- How does Macao rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Macao ranks 122nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao 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 safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.