People using at least basic sanitation services in Denmark
Denmark: People using at least basic sanitation services was 99.6% in 2024. β¬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services in Denmark, 2000β2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Denmark is 99.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Denmark peaked at 99.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 99.6%, in 2023.
That places Denmark 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,179 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4971 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 39,820 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Denmark?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Denmark was 99.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.6% in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Denmark ranks 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.