Do Indians have basic sanitation?
Share of people using at least basic sanitation services.
Source: World Bank Indicators API · indicator SH.STA.BASS.ZS Fetched 3/6/2026
At a glance
83.4%
latest value, 2024
14.7%
first value, 2000
25
annual observations in this artifact
annual
source frequency
The explanation Draft prose wraps locked source numbers; no numbers are generated at request time
Sanitation access is a public-health number, not just an infrastructure number.
Sanitation access is a public-health number, not just an infrastructure number.
Share of people using at least basic sanitation services.
Read this as one piece of evidence, not the whole story. The useful question is what changes over time, what stays stuck, and what the indicator leaves out.
Keep pulling the thread
How urban is India? -> How many Indians are in the labour force? -> How many Indian women are in the labour force? ->Methodology
MeasurePeople using at least basic sanitation services
GeographyIndia
Unit% of population
TransformValues displayed as percent of population.
CaveatThis does not fully measure usage, maintenance, waste treatment, or local conditions.