People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Sweden
Sweden: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 91.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Sweden, 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
Sweden recorded 91.6% 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 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Sweden peaked at 91.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 91.2%, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 9th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.2% | — |
| 2001 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.3% | 91.2% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 91.4% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 91.5% | 91.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 95.1% compare
- 7 Israel 94.6% compare
- 8 Lithuania 93.1% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 91.6% compare
- 11 Germany 91.3% compare
- 12 Luxembourg 89.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Sweden?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Sweden was 91.6% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.2% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.