Safely managed sanitation — all countries

Safely managed sanitation — North Macedonia

Safely managed sanitation in North Macedonia in 2024 — 12.1%. Ranked 136 in the world out of 141. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.8 pp.

2024 12.1% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 136of 141
Period maximum 13%2004
Period minimum 12.1%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed sanitation — North Macedonia, 2000–20241212.312.512.8132000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 12.9%2001: 12.9%2002: 12.9%2003: 12.9%2004: 13%2005: 12.9%2006: 12.9%2007: 12.9%2008: 12.8%2009: 12.8%2010: 12.7%2011: 12.7%2012: 12.6%2013: 12.6%2014: 12.5%2015: 12.5%2016: 12.4%2017: 12.4%2018: 12.2%2019: 12.2%2020: 12.2%2021: 12.2%2022: 12.2%2023: 12.1%2024: 12.1%
Change over the period: −0.8 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

North Macedonia 12.1%
World 58.5%
Southern Europe computed 80.5%
Safely managed sanitation — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 12.1 −0 pp
2023 12.1 −0 pp
2022 12.2 −0 pp
2021 12.2 +0 pp
2020 12.2 +0 pp
2019 12.2 −0 pp
2018 12.2 −0.2 pp
2017 12.4 −0.1 pp
2016 12.4 −0.1 pp
2015 12.5 −0.1 pp
2014 12.5 −0.1 pp
2013 12.6 −0.1 pp
2012 12.6 −0 pp
2011 12.7 −0 pp
2010 12.7 −0 pp
2009 12.8 −0 pp
2008 12.8 −0 pp
2007 12.9 −0 pp
2006 12.9 −0 pp
2005 12.9 −0 pp
2004 13 +0 pp
2003 12.9 +0 pp
2002 12.9 +0 pp
2001 12.9 +0 pp
2000 12.9

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.