People using safely managed sanitation services in Sweden
Sweden: People using safely managed sanitation services was 95.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services in Sweden stood at 95.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Sweden peaked at 95.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.1%, in 2000.
That places Sweden 23rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.1% | — |
| 2001 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 95.1% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 95.2% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 95.3% | 95.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Sweden?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Sweden was 95.4% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.1% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Sweden ranks 23rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.