Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Poland

Access to basic sanitation in Poland in 2024 — 99%. Ranked 57 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 11.4 pp.

2024 99% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 57of 193
Period maximum 99%2019
Period minimum 87.6%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Poland, 2000–20248590951002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 87.6%2001: 88.3%2002: 88.9%2003: 89.6%2004: 90.3%2005: 90.9%2006: 91.6%2007: 92.3%2008: 92.9%2009: 93.6%2010: 94.3%2011: 95%2012: 95.6%2013: 96.3%2014: 97%2015: 97.7%2016: 98.4%2017: 98.8%2018: 99%2019: 99%2020: 99%2021: 99%2022: 99%2023: 99%2024: 99%
Change over the period: +11.4 pp Annual average: 0.47 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Poland 99%
World 82.2%
Eastern Europe computed 94.3%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99 −0 pp
2023 99 −0 pp
2022 99 −0 pp
2021 99 −0 pp
2020 99 −0 pp
2019 99 +0 pp
2018 99 +0.2 pp
2017 98.8 +0.4 pp
2016 98.4 +0.7 pp
2015 97.7 +0.7 pp
2014 97 +0.7 pp
2013 96.3 +0.7 pp
2012 95.6 +0.7 pp
2011 95 +0.7 pp
2010 94.3 +0.7 pp
2009 93.6 +0.7 pp
2008 92.9 +0.7 pp
2007 92.3 +0.7 pp
2006 91.6 +0.7 pp
2005 90.9 +0.7 pp
2004 90.3 +0.7 pp
2003 89.6 +0.7 pp
2002 88.9 +0.7 pp
2001 88.3 +0.7 pp
2000 87.6

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.