Population using at least basic sanitation services in Denmark
Denmark: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 99.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 174 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2000
All-time low
99.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic sanitation services in Denmark stood at 99.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Denmark peaked at 99.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.6%, in 2000.
Denmark ranks 19th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More environment data for Denmark
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.5045 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0088 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1091 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8057 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Denmark?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Denmark was 99.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.6% in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Denmark ranks 19th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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