People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Serbia
Serbia: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 19.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Serbia, 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 Serbia stood at 19.9%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Serbia peaked at 28.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2024.
That places Serbia 113th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.1% | — |
| 2001 | 28.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.7% | 26.5% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 22.4% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 19.9% | 21.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Serbia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Serbia was 19.9% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Serbia ranks 113th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.