Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in India
India: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0673 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in India, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in India is 0.0673 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 24.5% on the previous year and down 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in India peaked at 0.6612 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0673 people per person, in 2024.
India ranks 38th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6612 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.6347 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6077 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.581 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5544 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5281 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5019 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.476 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4503 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4248 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3995 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3744 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3495 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3248 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3002 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2759 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2518 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.228 people per person | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2043 people per person | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.181 people per person | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1575 people per person | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1343 people per person | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1115 people per person | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0892 people per person | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0673 people per person | -24.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0673 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.542 people per person | 0.4248 people per person | 0.6612 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2889 people per person | 0.181 people per person | 0.3995 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.112 people per person | 0.0673 people per person | 0.1575 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in India?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in India was 0.0673 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6612 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0673 people per person in 2024.
- How does India rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- India ranks 38th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.