Greenland - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Greenland was 91.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 91.89 in 2020, while its lowest value was 85.91 in 2007.

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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 85.91
2001 85.91
2002 85.91
2003 85.91
2004 85.91
2005 85.91
2006 85.91
2007 85.91
2008 86.13
2009 86.75
2010 87.37
2011 87.99
2012 88.62
2013 89.24
2014 89.87
2015 90.50
2016 91.13
2017 91.43
2018 91.66
2019 91.89
2020 91.89

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention