People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Switzerland
Switzerland: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 99.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland stood at 99.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Switzerland peaked at 99.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 2nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.7% | — |
| 2001 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.7% | 94.7% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 94.8% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 98.5% compare
- 4 Netherlands 97.5% compare
- 5 Austria 96.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Switzerland?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Switzerland was 99.4% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Switzerland ranks 2nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.