Iceland - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Iceland was 83.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 83.69 in 2019, while its lowest value was 41.85 in 2000.

Definition: 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, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

See also:

Year Value
2000 41.85
2001 43.88
2002 45.92
2003 47.97
2004 50.03
2005 52.11
2006 54.20
2007 56.30
2008 58.41
2009 60.54
2010 62.68
2011 64.84
2012 67.01
2013 69.21
2014 71.59
2015 73.99
2016 76.39
2017 78.81
2018 81.24
2019 83.69
2020 83.69

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention