Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in China
China: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 0 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
97th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.51 million people
in 2022
All-time low
0 people
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in China, 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, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in China stood at 0 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in China peaked at 1.51 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2023.
That places China 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 942,760 people | 785,772 people | 1.10 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 million people | 1.14 million people | 1.44 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 895,020 people | 0 people | 1.51 million people | 5 |
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More reference data data for China
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.66 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0991 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.15 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.34 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.06 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 132.6 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in China?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in China was 0 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2023.
- How does China rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- China ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.