People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Italy
Italy: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 77.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Italy, 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
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Italy stood at 77.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Italy peaked at 78.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 2022.
Italy ranks 20th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.4% | — |
| 2001 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 78.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.2% | 78.0% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 77.4% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Italy?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Italy was 77.3% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Italy ranks 20th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy 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.