People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Belgium
Belgium: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Belgium stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Belgium peaked at 99.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 19th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.5% | — |
| 2001 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 59 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Belgium?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Belgium was 99.5% 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, rural recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium 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, rural (% of rural 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.