People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Netherlands
Netherlands: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 97.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Netherlands, 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
Netherlands recorded 97.5% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Netherlands peaked at 97.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2000.
That places Netherlands 14th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.4% | — |
| 2001 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 97.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.3%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 97.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.8%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.5% | 97.4% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 97.5% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.5% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Netherlands?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Netherlands was 97.5% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Netherlands ranks 14th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.