Share of population using safely managed sanitation in United States
United States: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 97.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in United States, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 97.0% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in United States peaked at 97.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 2000.
United States ranks 17th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.8% | 96.7% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 96.9% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in United States?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in United States was 97.0% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 2000.
- How does United States rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- United States ranks 17th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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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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.