People using safely managed sanitation services in Switzerland
Switzerland: People using safely managed sanitation services was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland stood at 99.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Switzerland peaked at 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2001.
Switzerland ranks 7th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.8% | — |
| 2001 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 97.9% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Switzerland?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Switzerland was 99.7% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Switzerland ranks 7th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.