Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Greenland

Access to basic sanitation in Greenland in 2022 — 62.5%. Ranked 153 in the world out of 199.

2022 62.5% +0 pp vs 2021
World rank 153of 199
Period maximum 62.5%2014
Period minimum 62.5%2014

Trend over time

2014–2022 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Greenland, 2014–2022556065702014201520162017201820192020202120222014: 62.5%2015: 62.5%2016: 62.5%2017: 62.5%2018: 62.5%2019: 62.5%2020: 62.5%2021: 62.5%2022: 62.5%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Greenland 62.5%
World 80.4%
Northern Europe computed 98.4%
High-income countries computed 98.2%
Access to basic sanitation — Greenland, by year Greenland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 62.5 +0 pp
2021 62.5 +0 pp
2020 62.5 +0 pp
2019 62.5 +0 pp
2018 62.5 +0 pp
2017 62.5 +0 pp
2016 62.5 +0 pp
2015 62.5 +0 pp
2014 62.5

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.