This statistic represents the share of the global urban and rural populations with sanitation services in 2017, categorized by type. In that year, around 47 percent of the global rural population had improved sanitation facilities through wastewater treatment.
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WHO, & UNICEF. (June 15, 2019). Percentage of urban and rural populations with sanitation services globally in 2017, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/746413/global-urban-and-rural-sanitation-services-population-access-by-type/
WHO, und UNICEF. "Percentage of urban and rural populations with sanitation services globally in 2017, by type." Chart. June 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746413/global-urban-and-rural-sanitation-services-population-access-by-type/
WHO, UNICEF. (2019). Percentage of urban and rural populations with sanitation services globally in 2017, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746413/global-urban-and-rural-sanitation-services-population-access-by-type/
WHO, and UNICEF. "Percentage of Urban and Rural Populations with Sanitation Services Globally in 2017, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746413/global-urban-and-rural-sanitation-services-population-access-by-type/
WHO & UNICEF, Percentage of urban and rural populations with sanitation services globally in 2017, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746413/global-urban-and-rural-sanitation-services-population-access-by-type/ (last visited June 04, 2025)
Percentage of urban and rural populations with sanitation services globally in 2017, by type [Graph], WHO, & UNICEF, June 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/746413/global-urban-and-rural-sanitation-services-population-access-by-type/