Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 94.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities in Hong Kong is 94.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Hong Kong peaked at 97.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 94.8%, in 2024.
Hong Kong ranks 145th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.4% | — |
| 2001 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.1% | 96.7% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 95.4% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 94.8% | 95.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More economy & growth data for Hong Kong
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9145 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 49,636 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 387,350 current LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7355 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 41,910 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 383,758 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Hong Kong?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.8% in 2024.
- How does Hong Kong rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Hong Kong ranks 145th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.