Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in India
India: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas, per capita in India is 0 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in India peaked at 0.0703 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2024.
That places India 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0703 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0679 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0656 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0633 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0608 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0584 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0558 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0532 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0505 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0477 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0449 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.042 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.039 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.036 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0329 people per person | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0297 people per person | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0264 people per person | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0231 people per person | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0197 people per person | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0162 people per person | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0126 people per person | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0089 people per person | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 people per person | -42.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 people per person | -76.6% |
| 2024 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 people per person. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -100.0% | 0.0012 people per person | 0 people per person |
| 2023 | -76.6% | 0.0051 people per person | 0.0012 people per person |
| 2022 | -42.7% | 0.0089 people per person | 0.0051 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0593 people per person | 0.0477 people per person | 0.0703 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.031 people per person | 0.0162 people per person | 0.0449 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0126 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 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 China 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 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 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 urban areas, per capita in India?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in India 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0703 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2024.
- How does India rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- India ranks 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 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.