People using at least basic sanitation services in Greece
Greece: People using at least basic sanitation services was 99.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Greece peaked at 99.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2000.
Greece ranks 55th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.2% | 97.9% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Greece
- Population ages 15-64, total 6.53 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 46,489 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 47,673 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 45,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 47,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 44,987 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 47,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 44,199 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 41,702 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 44,256 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Greece?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Greece was 99.0% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Greece ranks 55th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece 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.