Australia - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Australia was 74.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 74.26 in 2020, while its lowest value was 58.79 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 58.79
2001 58.79
2002 58.79
2003 58.79
2004 58.79
2005 59.76
2006 60.72
2007 61.69
2008 62.66
2009 63.62
2010 64.59
2011 65.56
2012 66.52
2013 67.49
2014 68.46
2015 69.42
2016 70.39
2017 71.36
2018 72.33
2019 73.29
2020 74.26

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention