People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Canada
Canada: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 81.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Canada stood at 81.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Canada peaked at 81.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2000.
That places Canada 34th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.1% | — |
| 2001 | 75.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 76.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.0% | 75.1% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 77.5% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 80.5% | 81.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Canada?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Canada was 81.2% 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, urban recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Canada ranks 34th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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, urban (% of urban 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.