People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Hungary
Hungary: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 87.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Hungary, 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 Hungary is 87.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Hungary peaked at 87.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2000.
Hungary ranks 15th 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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.2% | — |
| 2001 | 51.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 69.2% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 73.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 87.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.5% | 50.2% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 65.4% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 83.8% | 87.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Hungary?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Hungary was 87.6% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Hungary ranks 15th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.