People using at least basic sanitation services in Canada
Canada: People using at least basic sanitation services was 98.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services in Canada stood at 98.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Canada peaked at 99.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2024.
Canada ranks 65th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 222,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 217,801 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 224,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 219,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 225,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 242,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Canada?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Canada was 98.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Canada ranks 65th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.