People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Canada

Canada: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 81.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
81.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 100 countries
All-time high
81.6%
in 2022
All-time low
75.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Canada, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 75.4 % of rural population2001: 75.4 % of rural population2002: 75.4 % of rural population2003: 75.7 % of rural population2004: 76 % of rural population2005: 76.3 % of rural population2006: 76.6 % of rural population2007: 76.9 % of rural population2008: 77.2 % of rural population2009: 77.4 % of rural population2010: 77.7 % of rural population2011: 78 % of rural population2012: 78.3 % of rural population2013: 78.6 % of rural population2014: 78.9 % of rural population2015: 79.2 % of rural population2016: 79.6 % of rural population2017: 79.9 % of rural population2018: 80.2 % of rural population2019: 80.6 % of rural population2020: 80.9 % of rural population2021: 81.2 % of rural population2022: 81.6 % of rural population2023: 81.6 % of rural population2024: 81.6 % of rural population

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

Canada recorded 81.6% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Canada peaked at 81.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2000.

Canada ranks 18th of 100 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, rural in Canada, year by year

Annual values for People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Canada, 2000 to 2024.
Year % of rural population Change
2000 75.4%
2001 75.4% +0.0%
2002 75.4% +0.0%
2003 75.7% +0.4%
2004 76.0% +0.4%
2005 76.3% +0.4%
2006 76.6% +0.4%
2007 76.9% +0.4%
2008 77.2% +0.4%
2009 77.4% +0.4%
2010 77.7% +0.4%
2011 78.0% +0.4%
2012 78.3% +0.4%
2013 78.6% +0.4%
2014 78.9% +0.4%
2015 79.2% +0.4%
2016 79.6% +0.4%
2017 79.9% +0.4%
2018 80.2% +0.4%
2019 80.6% +0.4%
2020 80.9% +0.4%
2021 81.2% +0.4%
2022 81.6% +0.5%
2023 81.6% +0.0%
2024 81.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.2% 75.4% 77.4% 10
2010s 79.1% 77.7% 80.6% 10
2020s 81.4% 80.9% 81.6% 5

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 15 Hungary 87.6% compare
  2. 16 Uzbekistan 86.3% compare
  3. 17 Czechia 82.1% compare
  4. 19 Türkiye 81.4% compare
  5. 20 Italy 77.3% compare
  6. 21 Slovakia 76.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Canada?
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Canada was 81.6% 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, rural recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2022.
What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2000.
How does Canada rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
Canada ranks 18th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 3,114 data points, 2000–2024
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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.