Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Western Europe

Access to basic sanitation in Western Europe in 2024 — 99%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0 pp.

2024 99% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 99%2000
Period minimum 99%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Western Europe, 2000–2024999999992000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 99%2001: 99%2002: 99%2003: 99%2004: 99%2005: 99%2006: 99%2007: 99%2008: 99%2009: 99%2010: 99%2011: 99%2012: 99%2013: 99%2014: 99%2015: 99%2016: 99%2017: 99%2018: 99%2019: 99%2020: 99%2021: 99%2022: 99%2023: 99%2024: 99%
Change over the period: −0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Europe 99%
World 82.2%
Access to basic sanitation — Western Europe, by year Western Europe 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 pp
2017 99 −0 pp
2016 99 −0 pp
2015 99 −0 pp
2014 99 −0 pp
2013 99 −0 pp
2012 99 −0 pp
2011 99 −0 pp
2010 99 −0 pp
2009 99 −0 pp
2008 99 −0 pp
2007 99 −0 pp
2006 99 −0 pp
2005 99 −0 pp
2004 99 −0 pp
2003 99 −0 pp
2002 99 −0 pp
2001 99 −0 pp
2000 99

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.