Population using at least basic sanitation services in Poland
Poland: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 174 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2017
All-time low
77.2%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Poland, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in Poland is 99.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Poland peaked at 99.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2000.
Poland ranks 27th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.2% | — |
| 2001 | 78.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 79.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 81.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 86.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 87.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 89.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 90.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 99.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.9%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Poland's 99.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.9%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.2% | 77.2% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 90.6% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More environment data for Poland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.777 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1029 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Poland?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Poland was 99.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Poland ranks 27th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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