Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Ireland

Access to basic sanitation in Ireland in 2024 — 89.7%. Ranked 115 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.3 pp.

2024 89.7% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 115of 193
Period maximum 90%2000
Period minimum 89.7%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Ireland, 2000–202489.789.889.99090.12000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 90%2001: 90%2002: 90%2003: 90%2004: 90%2005: 89.9%2006: 89.9%2007: 89.9%2008: 89.9%2009: 89.9%2010: 89.9%2011: 89.9%2012: 89.9%2013: 89.9%2014: 89.9%2015: 89.8%2016: 89.8%2017: 89.8%2018: 89.8%2019: 89.8%2020: 89.8%2021: 89.8%2022: 89.8%2023: 89.7%2024: 89.7%
Change over the period: −0.3 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Ireland 89.7%
World 82.2%
Northern Europe computed 98.4%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 89.7 −0 pp
2023 89.7 −0 pp
2022 89.8 −0 pp
2021 89.8 −0 pp
2020 89.8 −0 pp
2019 89.8 −0 pp
2018 89.8 −0 pp
2017 89.8 −0 pp
2016 89.8 −0 pp
2015 89.8 −0 pp
2014 89.9 −0 pp
2013 89.9 −0 pp
2012 89.9 −0 pp
2011 89.9 −0 pp
2010 89.9 −0 pp
2009 89.9 −0 pp
2008 89.9 −0 pp
2007 89.9 −0 pp
2006 89.9 −0 pp
2005 89.9 −0 pp
2004 90 −0 pp
2003 90 −0 pp
2002 90 −0 pp
2001 90 −0 pp
2000 90

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.