JMP Snapshot of Household Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in EAP, 2000 – 2020
Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, 2000-2020, five years into the SDGs Highlights
Highlights
While significant strides have been made toward achieving universal access to basic water, sanitation and hygiene, huge gaps remain in the accessibility, availability, and quality of these services in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Region.
EAP Region is on track to achieve near-universal access to basic drinking water and sanitation services. Over half a billion (542 million) people in East Asia & Pacific have gained access to a basic drinking water service since 2000, but access isn't enough - water must also be available when needed and safe to drink. Almost 1 billion people in the region have gained access to a safely managed sanitation service since 2000, however, a double effort is required to meet the safely managed sanitation SDG target. There are no regional averages for safely managed drinking water services and insufficient data to estimate regional access to basic hygiene services at home.
