Euro area - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Euro area was 91.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 91.31 in 2020, while its lowest value was 87.87 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 87.87
2001 87.91
2002 87.95
2003 87.99
2004 88.15
2005 88.35
2006 88.55
2007 88.76
2008 88.98
2009 89.19
2010 89.40
2011 89.60
2012 89.83
2013 90.07
2014 90.31
2015 90.56
2016 90.81
2017 91.00
2018 91.16
2019 91.23
2020 91.31

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention