People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Sweden
Sweden: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 95.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Sweden, 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 Sweden stood at 95.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Sweden peaked at 95.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 95.8%, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 19th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.9% | — |
| 2001 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.9% | 95.9% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 95.8% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.8% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 16 United States of America 97.2% compare
- 17 Luxembourg 96.9% compare
- 18 Portugal 96.5% compare
- 20 Hong Kong, China 94.8% compare
- 21 Czechia 94.5% compare
- 22 Hungary 93.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Sweden?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Sweden was 95.8% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.8% in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Sweden ranks 19th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.