People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Serbia
Serbia: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 29.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Serbia, 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
Serbia recorded 29.6% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Serbia peaked at 31.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2024.
That places Serbia 71st out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.3% | — |
| 2001 | 31.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 31.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 30.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 30.9% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 30.1% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 29.6% | 30.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Serbia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Serbia was 29.6% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Serbia ranks 71st out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.