People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 97.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services in United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom stood at 97.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in United Kingdom peaked at 97.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.3%, in 2000.
That places United Kingdom 13th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.3% | — |
| 2001 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 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% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 97.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom'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 | 97.4% | 97.3% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.6% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in United Kingdom?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.3% in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- United Kingdom ranks 13th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.