People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Germany
Germany: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 91.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Germany, 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Germany is 91.3%, measured in 2024. 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, rural in Germany peaked at 91.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 90.8%, in 2000.
Germany ranks 11th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.8% | — |
| 2001 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.9% | 90.8% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 91.0% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 91.2% | 91.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Germany?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Germany was 91.3% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.8% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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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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.