Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in China
China: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0 people per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0 people per person
World rank
95th
of 182 countries
All-time high
0.0011 people per person
in 2022
All-time low
0 people per person
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in China, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in China stood at 0 people per person. 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, per capita in China peaked at 0.0011 people per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2023.
That places China 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0006 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0006 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 people per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 people per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.001 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.001 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.001 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.001 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.001 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.001 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 people per person | — |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per person. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -100.0% | 0.0011 people per person | 0 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0006 people per person | 0.0008 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0011 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 92 Turkey 0 people per person compare
- 93 Iraq 0 people per person compare
- 94 Georgia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Afghanistan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Albania 0 people per person compare
- 95 Andorra 0 people per person
- 95 United Arab Emirates 0 people per person
- 95 Argentina 0 people per person compare
- 95 Armenia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Austria 0 people per person
- 95 Azerbaijan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Belgium 0 people per person
- 95 Bangladesh 0 people per person compare
- 95 Bulgaria 0 people per person
- 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per person compare
- 95 Belarus 0 people per person
- 95 Bermuda 0 people per person
- 95 Bolivia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Brazil 0 people per person compare
- 95 Bhutan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Canada 0 people per person
- 95 Switzerland 0 people per person
- 95 Chile 0 people per person compare
- 95 Cayman Islands 0 people per person
- 95 Cyprus 0 people per person
- 95 Czechia 0 people per person
- 95 Germany 0 people per person
- 95 Denmark 0 people per person
- 95 Ecuador 0 people per person compare
- 95 Egypt 0 people per person compare
- 95 Spain 0 people per person
- 95 Estonia 0 people per person
- 95 Finland 0 people per person
- 95 Fiji 0 people per person compare
- 95 France 0 people per person
- 95 United Kingdom 0 people per person
- 95 Gibraltar 0 people per person
- 95 Greece 0 people per person compare
- 95 Hong Kong 0 people per person
- 95 Hungary 0 people per person
- 95 India 0 people per person compare
- 95 Ireland 0 people per person
- 95 Iran 0 people per person compare
- 95 Iceland 0 people per person
- 95 Israel 0 people per person
- 95 Italy 0 people per person
- 95 Kazakhstan 0 people per person
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Cambodia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Kuwait 0 people per person
- 95 Laos 0 people per person compare
- 95 Sri Lanka 0 people per person compare
- 95 Lithuania 0 people per person
- 95 Luxembourg 0 people per person
- 95 Latvia 0 people per person
- 95 Macao 0 people per person
- 95 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per person
- 95 Monaco 0 people per person
- 95 Moldova 0 people per person
- 95 Maldives 0 people per person compare
- 95 Mexico 0 people per person compare
- 95 North Macedonia 0 people per person
- 95 Malta 0 people per person
- 95 Montenegro 0 people per person compare
- 95 Malaysia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Netherlands 0 people per person
- 95 Norway 0 people per person
- 95 New Zealand 0 people per person
- 95 Oman 0 people per person compare
- 95 Palau 0 people per person
- 95 Poland 0 people per person
- 95 North Korea 0 people per person
- 95 Portugal 0 people per person
- 95 Paraguay 0 people per person compare
- 95 Palestine 0 people per person compare
- 95 Romania 0 people per person
- 95 Russia 0 people per person
- 95 Singapore 0 people per person
- 95 Slovakia 0 people per person
- 95 Sweden 0 people per person
- 95 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people per person
- 95 Thailand 0 people per person compare
- 95 Turkmenistan 0 people per person compare
- 95 East Timor 0 people per person compare
- 95 Ukraine 0 people per person
- 95 Uruguay 0 people per person compare
- 95 United States 0 people per person
- 95 Uzbekistan 0 people per person
- 95 Vietnam 0 people per person compare
- 95 Zimbabwe 0 people per person compare
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in China?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in China was 0 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 people per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2023.
- How does China rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- China ranks 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.