People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Sweden
Sweden: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 98.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Sweden, 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
Sweden recorded 98.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Sweden peaked at 99.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 30th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.2% | — |
| 2001 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 99.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Sweden?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Sweden was 98.9% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Sweden ranks 30th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.