People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ireland
Ireland: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 86.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ireland, 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 Ireland stood at 86.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ireland peaked at 86.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2000.
That places Ireland 27th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.5% | — |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 59.9% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 67.5% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 69.4% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 75.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.3% | 51.5% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 69.4% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 85.7% | 86.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 89.6% compare
- 25 Slovakia 89.5% compare
- 26 Tunisia 89.2% compare
- 28 Cyprus 86.2% compare
- 29 Saudi Arabia 86.2% compare
- 30 Palestine, State of 85.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ireland?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ireland was 86.8% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Ireland ranks 27th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.