Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Hungary

Access to basic sanitation in Hungary in 2024 — 98%. Ranked 71 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.

2024 98% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 71of 193
Period maximum 98%2000
Period minimum 98%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Hungary, 2000–2024989898989898.12000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 98%2001: 98%2002: 98%2003: 98%2004: 98%2005: 98%2006: 98%2007: 98%2008: 98%2009: 98%2010: 98%2011: 98%2012: 98%2013: 98%2014: 98%2015: 98%2016: 98%2017: 98%2018: 98%2019: 98%2020: 98%2021: 98%2022: 98%2023: 98%2024: 98%
Change over the period: −0.1 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Hungary 98%
World 82.2%
Eastern Europe computed 94.3%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Hungary, by year Hungary All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98 −0 pp
2023 98 −0 pp
2022 98 −0 pp
2021 98 −0 pp
2020 98 −0 pp
2019 98 −0 pp
2018 98 −0 pp
2017 98 −0 pp
2016 98 −0 pp
2015 98 −0 pp
2014 98 −0 pp
2013 98 −0 pp
2012 98 −0 pp
2011 98 −0 pp
2010 98 −0 pp
2009 98 −0 pp
2008 98 −0 pp
2007 98 −0 pp
2006 98 −0 pp
2005 98 −0 pp
2004 98 −0 pp
2003 98 −0 pp
2002 98 −0 pp
2001 98 −0 pp
2000 98

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.