Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Hong Kong, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Hong Kong is 94.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Hong Kong peaked at 95.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2013.
Hong Kong ranks 27th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.3% | 75.8% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 75.4% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 91.3% | 95.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.42 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.441 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2868 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7318 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.72 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 147.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 55.66 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,808 millimeters (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Hong Kong?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Hong Kong was 94.8% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2013.
- How does Hong Kong rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Hong Kong ranks 27th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.