Population using at least basic sanitation services in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Population using at least basic sanitation services in United Kingdom, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in United Kingdom is 99.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in United Kingdom peaked at 99.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 2000.
That places United Kingdom 21st out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 5 |
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More environment data for United Kingdom
- Heating Degree Days 5,420 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 28.37 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 981,329 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 755,323 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 226,006 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 2.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3362 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 25.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in United Kingdom?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in United Kingdom was 99.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- United Kingdom ranks 21st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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