populations connected to sewer networks. On-site facilities are far more likely to be used in developing regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa and Central and Southern Asia, where waste management infrastructures are lacking.
People living in urbans areas were twice as likely to have sewer connections than on-site sanitation facilities in 2020. Meanwhile, on-site systems such as septic tanks and latrines were far more common in rural areas. Only a small share of developed regions use on-site systems, with most of the Share of global population with access to on-site systems and sewer connections in 2020, by location
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WHO, & UNICEF. (July 1, 2021). Share of global population with access to on-site systems and sewer connections in 2020, by location [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258939/global-population-access-sewer-connections-location/
WHO, und UNICEF. "Share of global population with access to on-site systems and sewer connections in 2020, by location." Chart. July 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258939/global-population-access-sewer-connections-location/
WHO, UNICEF. (2021). Share of global population with access to on-site systems and sewer connections in 2020, by location. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258939/global-population-access-sewer-connections-location/
WHO, and UNICEF. "Share of Global Population with Access to On-site Systems and Sewer Connections in 2020, by Location." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258939/global-population-access-sewer-connections-location/
WHO & UNICEF, Share of global population with access to on-site systems and sewer connections in 2020, by location Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258939/global-population-access-sewer-connections-location/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Share of global population with access to on-site systems and sewer connections in 2020, by location [Graph], WHO, & UNICEF, July 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258939/global-population-access-sewer-connections-location/