Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Faroe Islands

Access to basic sanitation in the Faroe Islands in 2015 — 90.9%. Ranked 103 in the world out of 213.

2015 90.9% +0 pp vs 2014
World rank 103of 213
Period maximum 90.9%2007
Period minimum 90.9%2007

Trend over time

2007–2015 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Faroe Islands, 2007–201580901001102007200820092010201120122013201420152007: 90.9%2008: 90.9%2009: 90.9%2010: 90.9%2011: 90.9%2012: 90.9%2013: 90.9%2014: 90.9%2015: 90.9%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2015

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

Faroe Islands 90.9%
World 72.6%
Northern Europe computed 98.3%
High-income countries computed 97.6%
Access to basic sanitation — Faroe Islands, by year Faroe Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 90.9 +0 pp
2014 90.9 +0 pp
2013 90.9 +0 pp
2012 90.9 +0 pp
2011 90.9 +0 pp
2010 90.9 +0 pp
2009 90.9 +0 pp
2008 90.9 +0 pp
2007 90.9

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.