Germany - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Germany was 91.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 91.63 in 2020, while its lowest value was 90.58 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).

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Year Value
2000 90.58
2001 90.58
2002 90.58
2003 90.58
2004 90.65
2005 90.72
2006 90.79
2007 90.86
2008 90.93
2009 91.00
2010 91.07
2011 91.14
2012 91.21
2013 91.28
2014 91.35
2015 91.42
2016 91.49
2017 91.56
2018 91.63
2019 91.63
2020 91.63

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Germany was 98.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.73 in 2020, while its lowest value was 97.54 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).

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Year Value
2000 97.54
2001 97.54
2002 97.54
2003 97.54
2004 97.62
2005 97.70
2006 97.78
2007 97.86
2008 97.94
2009 98.02
2010 98.09
2011 98.17
2012 98.25
2013 98.33
2014 98.41
2015 98.49
2016 98.57
2017 98.65
2018 98.73
2019 98.73
2020 98.73

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Germany was 97.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.13 in 2020, while its lowest value was 95.80 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).

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Year Value
2000 95.80
2001 95.81
2002 95.83
2003 95.84
2004 95.93
2005 96.02
2006 96.11
2007 96.20
2008 96.30
2009 96.39
2010 96.48
2011 96.57
2012 96.64
2013 96.72
2014 96.80
2015 96.88
2016 96.96
2017 97.03
2018 97.12
2019 97.12
2020 97.13

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention