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Access to basic sanitation — Cyprus

Access to basic sanitation in Cyprus in 2024 — 99.5%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.

2024 99.5% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 38of 193
Period maximum 99.6%2001
Period minimum 99.5%2023

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Cyprus, 2000–202499.599.599.699.699.72000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 99.6%2001: 99.6%2002: 99.6%2003: 99.6%2004: 99.6%2005: 99.6%2006: 99.6%2007: 99.6%2008: 99.6%2009: 99.6%2010: 99.6%2011: 99.6%2012: 99.6%2013: 99.5%2014: 99.5%2015: 99.5%2016: 99.5%2017: 99.5%2018: 99.5%2019: 99.5%2020: 99.5%2021: 99.5%2022: 99.5%2023: 99.5%2024: 99.5%
Change over the period: −0.1 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cyprus

Cyprus 99.5%
World 82.2%
Europe & Central Asia 97.4%
Western Asia computed 93.7%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99.5 +0 pp
2023 99.5 −0 pp
2022 99.5 −0 pp
2021 99.5 −0 pp
2020 99.5 −0 pp
2019 99.5 −0 pp
2018 99.5 −0 pp
2017 99.5 −0 pp
2016 99.5 −0 pp
2015 99.5 −0 pp
2014 99.5 −0 pp
2013 99.5 −0 pp
2012 99.6 −0 pp
2011 99.6 −0 pp
2010 99.6 −0 pp
2009 99.6 −0 pp
2008 99.6 −0 pp
2007 99.6 −0 pp
2006 99.6 −0 pp
2005 99.6 −0 pp
2004 99.6 −0 pp
2003 99.6 −0 pp
2002 99.6 −0 pp
2001 99.6 +0 pp
2000 99.6 —

Western Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BH Bahrain 100 KW Kuwait 100 QA Qatar 99.9 IL Israel 99.9 CY Cyprus 99.5 PS Palestine 99.4 OM Oman 99.3 TR Türkiye 99.3 LB Lebanon 99.2 AE United Arab Emirates 99.1 AZ Azerbaijan 99 IQ Iraq 98.5 SA Saudi Arabia 97.6 JO Jordan 96.4 SY Syria 95.6 AM Armenia 93.7 GE Georgia 90.7 YE Yemen 63.1
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About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for Cyprus

Nutrition Safely managed sanitation

The share of people who have a toilet of their own and whose wastewater is safely disposed of.

Cyprus by year Nutrition Access to clean water

The share of the population with access to basic sources of drinking water.

Cyprus by year Mortality Death rate from unsafe water and sanitation

How many deaths per 100,000 people are linked to dirty water and to the absence of sanitation and hygiene.

Cyprus by year Demography Urban population share

What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.

Cyprus by year
All indicators for Cyprus