Safely managed sanitation — all countries

Safely managed sanitation — Denmark

Safely managed sanitation in Denmark in 2024 — 98.9%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 141. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.1 pp.

2024 98.9% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 10of 141
Period maximum 98.9%2024
Period minimum 94.8%2007

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed sanitation — Denmark, 2000–20249496981002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 94.8%2001: 94.8%2002: 94.8%2003: 94.8%2004: 94.8%2005: 94.8%2006: 94.8%2007: 94.8%2008: 95.1%2009: 95.4%2010: 95.7%2011: 96%2012: 96.3%2013: 96.6%2014: 96.9%2015: 97.2%2016: 97.5%2017: 97.8%2018: 98.1%2019: 98.4%2020: 98.6%2021: 98.7%2022: 98.8%2023: 98.8%2024: 98.9%
Change over the period: +4.1 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Denmark 98.9%
World 58.5%
Northern Europe computed 95.2%
High-income countries computed 90.1%
Safely managed sanitation — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98.9 +0.1 pp
2023 98.8 +0.1 pp
2022 98.8 +0.1 pp
2021 98.7 +0.1 pp
2020 98.6 +0.2 pp
2019 98.4 +0.3 pp
2018 98.1 +0.3 pp
2017 97.8 +0.3 pp
2016 97.5 +0.3 pp
2015 97.2 +0.3 pp
2014 96.9 +0.3 pp
2013 96.6 +0.3 pp
2012 96.3 +0.3 pp
2011 96 +0.3 pp
2010 95.7 +0.3 pp
2009 95.4 +0.3 pp
2008 95.1 +0.3 pp
2007 94.8 −0 pp
2006 94.8 +0 pp
2005 94.8 −0 pp
2004 94.8 −0 pp
2003 94.8 −0 pp
2002 94.8 +0 pp
2001 94.8 +0 pp
2000 94.8

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed sanitation — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Having a separate toilet is not enough: the waste must either be treated on the spot or removed and treated elsewhere. It is the second condition that makes the indicator far more demanding than basic sanitation: in many large cities almost everyone has a toilet, but there are no treatment facilities for the whole volume of wastewater, and by this measure a country turns out to be noticeably lower.

Important: It accounts not only for the presence of a toilet but also for the fate of the wastewater, so the values are substantially lower than those of basic sanitation.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.