Population using at least basic sanitation services in Greece
Greece: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 98.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 174 countries
All-time high
98.1%
in 2017
All-time low
95.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Greece, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Greece recorded 98.1% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Greece peaked at 98.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 95.6%, in 2000.
Greece ranks 44th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.3% | 95.6% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.2% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 41 Palau 98.4% compare
- 42 United States 98.4% compare
- 43 Norway 98.3% compare
- 45 Costa Rica 98.1% compare
- 46 Azerbaijan 98.0% compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 97.8% compare
More environment data for Greece
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.87 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2813 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0079 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0201 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0591 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Greece?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Greece was 98.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Greece ranks 44th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece 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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