People using safely managed sanitation services in France
France: People using safely managed sanitation services was 90.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services in France, 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 France is 90.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in France peaked at 90.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 2011.
That places France 38th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed sanitation services in France, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.8% | — |
| 2001 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.8% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 88.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 88.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 88.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 88.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.8% | 88.7% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 88.7% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.6% | 90.0% | 5 |
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More health data for France
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,016 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0238 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 464 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in France?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in France was 90.0% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 2011.
- How does France rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- France ranks 38th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France 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.