Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Europe & Central Asia

Access to basic sanitation in Europe & Central Asia in 2024 — 97.4%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.1 pp.

2024 97.4% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 97.4%2024
Period minimum 92.7%2002

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Europe & Central Asia, 2000–2024929496982000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 95.4%2001: 94.8%2002: 92.7%2003: 92.9%2004: 93%2005: 93.2%2006: 93.4%2007: 93.7%2008: 93.9%2009: 94.2%2010: 94.4%2011: 94.7%2012: 94.9%2013: 95.2%2014: 95.4%2015: 95.7%2016: 95.9%2017: 96.2%2018: 96.4%2019: 96.6%2020: 96.8%2021: 97%2022: 97.1%2023: 97.3%2024: 97.4%
Change over the period: +2.1 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 97.4%
World 82.2%
Access to basic sanitation — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97.4 +0.1 pp
2023 97.3 +0.2 pp
2022 97.1 +0.2 pp
2021 97 +0.2 pp
2020 96.8 +0.2 pp
2019 96.6 +0.2 pp
2018 96.4 +0.2 pp
2017 96.2 +0.2 pp
2016 95.9 +0.3 pp
2015 95.7 +0.2 pp
2014 95.4 +0.2 pp
2013 95.2 +0.2 pp
2012 94.9 +0.2 pp
2011 94.7 +0.2 pp
2010 94.4 +0.3 pp
2009 94.2 +0.3 pp
2008 93.9 +0.3 pp
2007 93.7 +0.3 pp
2006 93.4 +0.2 pp
2005 93.2 +0.2 pp
2004 93 +0.2 pp
2003 92.9 +0.1 pp
2002 92.7 −2.1 pp
2001 94.8 −0.6 pp
2000 95.4

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.