European Union - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in European Union was 96.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 96.93 in 2020, while its lowest value was 92.04 in 2001.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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).

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Year Value
2000 95.29
2001 92.04
2002 92.28
2003 92.48
2004 92.68
2005 92.88
2006 93.20
2007 93.54
2008 93.89
2009 94.21
2010 94.52
2011 94.82
2012 95.12
2013 95.42
2014 95.73
2015 96.05
2016 96.36
2017 96.58
2018 96.71
2019 96.82
2020 96.93

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in European Union was 98.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.86 in 2020, while its lowest value was 98.25 in 2001.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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).

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Year Value
2000 98.44
2001 98.25
2002 98.29
2003 98.32
2004 98.35
2005 98.38
2006 98.42
2007 98.46
2008 98.50
2009 98.54
2010 98.57
2011 98.61
2012 98.64
2013 98.68
2014 98.71
2015 98.75
2016 98.78
2017 98.82
2018 98.85
2019 98.85
2020 98.86

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in European Union was 98.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.38 in 2020, while its lowest value was 96.46 in 2001.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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).

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Year Value
2000 97.56
2001 96.46
2002 96.57
2003 96.66
2004 96.76
2005 96.85
2006 96.97
2007 97.11
2008 97.24
2009 97.36
2010 97.48
2011 97.59
2012 97.71
2013 97.82
2014 97.93
2015 98.04
2016 98.16
2017 98.24
2018 98.30
2019 98.34
2020 98.38

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention