Safe sanitation without in United States

United States: Safe sanitation without was 10.33 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.33 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
44th
of 150 countries
All-time high
10.38 million
in 2023
All-time low
9.38 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Safe sanitation without in United States, 2000–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M2000201220242000: 9.4M2001: 9.4M2002: 9.4M2003: 9.4M2004: 9.4M2005: 9.4M2006: 9.5M2007: 9.5M2008: 9.5M2009: 9.5M2010: 9.5M2011: 9.6M2012: 9.7M2013: 9.8M2014: 9.9M2015: 10.0M2016: 10.1M2017: 10.2M2018: 10.2M2019: 10.3M2020: 10.3M2021: 10.3M2022: 10.4M2023: 10.4M2024: 10.3M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for safe sanitation without in United States is 10.33 million, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, safe sanitation without in United States peaked at 10.38 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.38 million, in 2000.

United States ranks 44th of 150 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.

Safe sanitation without in United States, year by year

Annual values for Safe sanitation without in United States, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 9.38 million —
2001 9.40 million +0.2%
2002 9.41 million +0.1%
2003 9.42 million +0.1%
2004 9.44 million +0.1%
2005 9.45 million +0.1%
2006 9.46 million +0.1%
2007 9.48 million +0.2%
2008 9.49 million +0.1%
2009 9.50 million +0.1%
2010 9.53 million +0.3%
2011 9.63 million +1.0%
2012 9.72 million +1.0%
2013 9.81 million +0.9%
2014 9.90 million +0.9%
2015 9.99 million +0.9%
2016 10.08 million +0.9%
2017 10.16 million +0.8%
2018 10.23 million +0.7%
2019 10.30 million +0.7%
2020 10.33 million +0.3%
2021 10.34 million +0.0%
2022 10.35 million +0.2%
2023 10.38 million +0.3%
2024 10.33 million -0.5%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 10.33 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 481,577, 21.5× the median. (60 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.44 million 9.38 million 9.50 million 10
2010s 9.94 million 9.53 million 10.30 million 10
2020s 10.35 million 10.33 million 10.38 million 5

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 41 Zimbabwe 12.72 million compare
  2. 42 Benin 12.10 million compare
  3. 43 Malawi 11.66 million compare
  4. 45 Uzbekistan 9.24 million compare
  5. 46 Ecuador 9.20 million compare
  6. 47 Papua New Guinea 8.81 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is safe sanitation without in United States?
Safe sanitation without in United States was 10.33 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest safe sanitation without recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 10.38 million in 2023.
What is the lowest safe sanitation without recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 9.38 million in 2000.
How does United States rank for safe sanitation without?
United States ranks 44th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is safe sanitation without rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Safe sanitation without. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Safe sanitation without
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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