Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Sweden

Access to basic sanitation in Sweden in 2024 — 98.7%. Ranked 61 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.5 pp.

2024 98.7% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 61of 193
Period maximum 99.2%2000
Period minimum 98.7%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Sweden, 2000–202498.698.89999.299.42000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 99.2%2001: 99.2%2002: 99.2%2003: 99.2%2004: 99.2%2005: 99.2%2006: 99.1%2007: 99.1%2008: 99.1%2009: 99.1%2010: 99%2011: 99%2012: 99%2013: 99%2014: 99%2015: 98.9%2016: 98.9%2017: 98.9%2018: 98.9%2019: 98.8%2020: 98.8%2021: 98.8%2022: 98.8%2023: 98.7%2024: 98.7%
Change over the period: −0.5 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Sweden 98.7%
World 82.2%
Northern Europe computed 98.4%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98.7 −0 pp
2023 98.7 −0 pp
2022 98.8 −0 pp
2021 98.8 −0 pp
2020 98.8 −0 pp
2019 98.8 −0 pp
2018 98.9 −0 pp
2017 98.9 −0 pp
2016 98.9 −0 pp
2015 98.9 −0 pp
2014 99 −0 pp
2013 99 −0 pp
2012 99 −0 pp
2011 99 −0 pp
2010 99 −0 pp
2009 99.1 −0 pp
2008 99.1 −0 pp
2007 99.1 −0 pp
2006 99.1 −0 pp
2005 99.2 −0 pp
2004 99.2 −0 pp
2003 99.2 −0 pp
2002 99.2 −0 pp
2001 99.2 −0 pp
2000 99.2

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.