Population using safely managed sanitation services in Switzerland
Switzerland: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 99.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 99.4% for population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Switzerland peaked at 99.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 2nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.7% | 94.7% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 94.8% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 98.5% compare
- 4 Netherlands 97.5% compare
- 5 Austria 96.3% compare
More environment data for Switzerland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 42.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.77 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2549 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0203 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0476 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0228 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2474 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Switzerland?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Switzerland was 99.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Switzerland ranks 2nd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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