People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Euro area
Euro area: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) was 98.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services in Euro area, 2000–2024
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 Euro area is 98.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Euro area peaked at 98.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2000.
That places Euro area 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.5% | — |
| 2001 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Isle of Man 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Macao 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 New Caledonia 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Puerto Rico 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French Part) 100.0% compare
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0309 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0315 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.1709 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Euro area?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Euro area was 98.8% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2000.
- How does Euro area rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Euro area ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area 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.