People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Switzerland
Switzerland: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 99.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Switzerland, 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
Switzerland recorded 99.8% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Switzerland peaked at 99.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 6th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.9% | — |
| 2001 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 4 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 5 Austria 100.0% compare
- 7 Chile 99.2% compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.0% compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 98.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Switzerland?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Switzerland was 99.8% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Switzerland ranks 6th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.