People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Greece
Greece: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 92.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Greece, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Greece recorded 92.9% for people using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Greece peaked at 92.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2000.
Greece ranks 30th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.9% | — |
| 2001 | 78.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 80.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 84.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 92.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 1.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Greece's 92.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.7% | 77.9% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 84.1% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 90.4% | 92.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Greece?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Greece was 92.9% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Greece ranks 30th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.