Population using safely managed sanitation services in Canada
Canada: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 81.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Canada recorded 81.6% for population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Canada peaked at 81.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2000.
That places Canada 18th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.2% | 75.4% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 77.7% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 80.9% | 81.6% | 5 |
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More environment data for Canada
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 768.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 30.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7994 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 71.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 133.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1643 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5773 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 28.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Canada?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Canada was 81.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Canada ranks 18th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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