People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Poland
Poland: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Poland, 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 Poland is 97.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Poland peaked at 97.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 2000.
That places Poland 14th 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 (% of population) in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.1% | — |
| 2001 | 86.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 88.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 88.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 90.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 91.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 92.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 97.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Poland's 97.8% 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 | 89.2% | 86.1% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 93.0% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 11 Austria 98.5% compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 98.4% compare
- 13 United Kingdom 97.8% compare
- 15 Netherlands 97.5% compare
- 16 Israel 97.2% compare
- 17 United States 97.0% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0213 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Poland?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Poland was 97.8% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Poland ranks 14th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.