People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 63.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 63.0% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 63.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 2002.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 26 groups 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.4% | — |
| 2001 | 53.4% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 50.9% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 52.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 60.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.6% | 50.9% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 53.7% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 59.1% | 63.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 3 United Arab Emirates 98.5% compare
- 4 Netherlands 97.5% compare
- 5 Austria 96.3% compare
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 95.1% compare
- 7 Israel 94.6% compare
- 8 Lithuania 93.1% compare
- 9 Sweden 91.6% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 91.6% compare
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.0639 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 63.0% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2002.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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.