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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.4% | — |
| 2001 | 75.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 77.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 81.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.3%, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (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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