Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Serbia

Access to basic sanitation in Serbia in 2024 — 97.9%. Ranked 73 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.4 pp.

2024 97.9% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 73of 193
Period maximum 97.9%2024
Period minimum 95.5%2004

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Serbia, 2000–2024959697982000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 95.5%2001: 95.5%2002: 95.5%2003: 95.5%2004: 95.5%2005: 95.7%2006: 95.8%2007: 96%2008: 96.2%2009: 96.3%2010: 96.5%2011: 96.7%2012: 96.9%2013: 97%2014: 97.2%2015: 97.4%2016: 97.5%2017: 97.7%2018: 97.9%2019: 97.9%2020: 97.9%2021: 97.9%2022: 97.9%2023: 97.9%2024: 97.9%
Change over the period: +2.4 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Serbia 97.9%
World 82.2%
Southern Europe computed 99.7%
Access to basic sanitation — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97.9 +0 pp
2023 97.9 +0 pp
2022 97.9 +0 pp
2021 97.9 +0 pp
2020 97.9 +0 pp
2019 97.9 +0.1 pp
2018 97.9 +0.2 pp
2017 97.7 +0.2 pp
2016 97.5 +0.2 pp
2015 97.4 +0.2 pp
2014 97.2 +0.2 pp
2013 97 +0.2 pp
2012 96.9 +0.2 pp
2011 96.7 +0.2 pp
2010 96.5 +0.2 pp
2009 96.3 +0.2 pp
2008 96.2 +0.2 pp
2007 96 +0.2 pp
2006 95.8 +0.2 pp
2005 95.7 +0.2 pp
2004 95.5 −0 pp
2003 95.5 −0 pp
2002 95.5 −0 pp
2001 95.5 −0 pp
2000 95.5

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.