People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Israel
Israel: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Israel, 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Israel is 97.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Israel peaked at 97.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2000.
Israel ranks 15th of 124 countries on this measure, 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.6% | — |
| 2001 | 81.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.6% | 80.6% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 87.4% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 94.5% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 12 Estonia 97.8% compare
- 13 Greece 97.7% compare
- 14 Netherlands 97.5% compare
- 16 United States of America 97.2% compare
- 17 Luxembourg 96.9% compare
- 18 Portugal 96.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Israel?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Israel was 97.4% 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, urban recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2000.
- How does Israel rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Israel ranks 15th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.