People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Poland
Poland: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Poland, 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
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Poland is 99.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Poland peaked at 99.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2000.
That places Poland 26th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.2% | — |
| 2001 | 78.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 79.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 81.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 86.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 87.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 89.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 90.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.2% | 77.2% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 90.6% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 5 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Poland?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Poland was 99.2% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Poland ranks 26th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.