Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Netherlands

Access to basic sanitation in the Netherlands in 2024 — 97.7%. Ranked 76 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.4 pp.

2024 97.7% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 76of 193
Period maximum 98.1%2000
Period minimum 97.7%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Netherlands, 2000–202497.697.797.897.99898.12000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 98.1%2001: 98%2002: 98%2003: 98%2004: 97.9%2005: 97.9%2006: 97.9%2007: 97.9%2008: 97.8%2009: 97.8%2010: 97.8%2011: 97.8%2012: 97.8%2013: 97.8%2014: 97.7%2015: 97.7%2016: 97.7%2017: 97.7%2018: 97.7%2019: 97.7%2020: 97.7%2021: 97.7%2022: 97.7%2023: 97.7%2024: 97.7%
Change over the period: −0.4 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Netherlands 97.7%
World 82.2%
Western Europe computed 99%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97.7 −0 pp
2023 97.7 −0 pp
2022 97.7 −0 pp
2021 97.7 −0 pp
2020 97.7 −0 pp
2019 97.7 −0 pp
2018 97.7 −0 pp
2017 97.7 −0 pp
2016 97.7 −0 pp
2015 97.7 −0 pp
2014 97.7 −0 pp
2013 97.8 −0 pp
2012 97.8 −0 pp
2011 97.8 −0 pp
2010 97.8 −0 pp
2009 97.8 −0 pp
2008 97.8 −0 pp
2007 97.9 −0 pp
2006 97.9 −0 pp
2005 97.9 −0 pp
2004 97.9 −0 pp
2003 98 −0 pp
2002 98 −0 pp
2001 98 −0 pp
2000 98.1

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.