People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Belgium
Belgium: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Belgium, 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 safely managed sanitation services in Belgium is 94.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Belgium peaked at 94.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 25th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.2% | — |
| 2001 | 71.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 71.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 72.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 73.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 74.3% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 75.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 79.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 80.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 83.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 94.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 1.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 94.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.0%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.4% | 71.2% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 79.1% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 92.8% | 94.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Belgium?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Belgium was 94.9% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Belgium ranks 25th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.