The source defines safely managed sanitation services as the "use of improved facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or removed and treated off-site".
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Safely managed sanitation services in Sub-Saharan Africa 2015-2020, by area
As of 2020, ** percent of Sub-Saharan Africa's urban population had access to safely managed sanitation services. Among the rural inhabitants, the share was slightly lower, at ** percent. For both urban and rural populations, the coverage improved minimally in comparison to 2015.
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Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. (July 1, 2021). Coverage of safely managed sanitation services in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2015 and 2020, by area of residence [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1266725/coverage-of-safely-managed-sanitation-services-in-sub-saharan-africa/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. "Coverage of safely managed sanitation services in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2015 and 2020, by area of residence." Chart. July 1, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1266725/coverage-of-safely-managed-sanitation-services-in-sub-saharan-africa/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. (2021). Coverage of safely managed sanitation services in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2015 and 2020, by area of residence. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1266725/coverage-of-safely-managed-sanitation-services-in-sub-saharan-africa/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. "Coverage of Safely Managed Sanitation Services in Sub-saharan Africa in 2015 and 2020, by Area of Residence." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Jul 2021, /statistics/1266725/coverage-of-safely-managed-sanitation-services-in-sub-saharan-africa/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH, Coverage of safely managed sanitation services in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2015 and 2020, by area of residence ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1266725/coverage-of-safely-managed-sanitation-services-in-sub-saharan-africa/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Coverage of safely managed sanitation services in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2015 and 2020, by area of residence [Graph], Joint Monitoring Programme WASH, July 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1266725/coverage-of-safely-managed-sanitation-services-in-sub-saharan-africa/
