People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 99.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 99.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2000.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.3%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 99.0% 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 | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 99.0% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.