European Union - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in European Union was 90.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 90.25 in 2020, while its lowest value was 83.58 in 2001.

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 85.18
2001 83.58
2002 83.73
2003 83.86
2004 84.17
2005 84.51
2006 84.89
2007 85.29
2008 85.71
2009 86.14
2010 86.57
2011 86.98
2012 87.43
2013 87.88
2014 88.32
2015 88.77
2016 89.22
2017 89.60
2018 89.90
2019 90.12
2020 90.25

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention