People using at least basic sanitation services in Netherlands
Netherlands: People using at least basic sanitation services was 97.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services in Netherlands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Netherlands is 97.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Netherlands peaked at 98.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 78th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.8% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 75 Serbia 97.9% compare
- 76 Montenegro 97.8% compare
- 77 Ukraine 97.7% compare
- 79 Saudi Arabia 97.6% compare
- 80 Luxembourg 97.6% compare
- 81 Slovakia 97.5% compare
More health data for Netherlands
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 96,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 96,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 98,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 94,348 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 20.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 3.77 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 89,980 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 19.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 94,480 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 100,553 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Netherlands?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Netherlands was 97.7% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Netherlands ranks 78th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.