People using safely managed sanitation services in Denmark
Denmark: People using safely managed sanitation services was 98.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Denmark, 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 Denmark is 98.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Denmark peaked at 98.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.8%, in 2007.
That places Denmark 10th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.8% | — |
| 2001 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.9% | 94.8% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 95.7% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 98.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 7 Switzerland 99.7% compare
- 8 South Korea 99.3% compare
- 9 Japan 99.2% compare
- 11 Austria 98.5% compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 98.4% compare
- 13 United Kingdom 97.8% compare
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,179 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3149 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0758 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3298 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0799 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Denmark?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Denmark 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.8% in 2007.
- How does Denmark rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Denmark ranks 10th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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About this data
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.