New Zealand - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in New Zealand was 82.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 82.19 in 2020, while its lowest value was 74.38 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 74.38
2001 74.93
2002 75.49
2003 76.04
2004 76.60
2005 77.15
2006 77.71
2007 78.27
2008 78.83
2009 79.40
2010 79.96
2011 80.53
2012 81.10
2013 81.14
2014 81.19
2015 81.23
2016 81.26
2017 81.30
2018 81.34
2019 81.37
2020 82.19

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention