Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Sweden

Sweden: Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services was 98.74 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
98.74
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
72nd
of 231 countries
All-time high
99.23
in 2000
All-time low
98.74
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Sweden, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 99.22001: 99.22002: 99.22003: 99.22004: 99.22005: 99.22006: 99.12007: 99.12008: 99.12009: 99.12010: 992011: 992012: 992013: 992014: 992015: 98.92016: 98.92017: 98.92018: 98.92019: 98.82020: 98.82021: 98.82022: 98.82023: 98.72024: 98.7

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Sweden stood at 98.74. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Sweden peaked at 99.23 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.74, in 2024.

That places Sweden 72nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 99.17 99.07 99.23 10
2010s 98.94 98.84 99.05 10
2020s 98.77 98.74 98.81 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 69 Costa Rica 98.79 compare
  2. 70 Sint Maarten 98.78 compare
  3. 71 Iceland 98.78 compare
  4. 73 France 98.64 compare
  5. 74 Canada 98.59 compare
  6. 75 Kyrgyzstan 98.54 compare

See the full ranking of 292 places →

More population data for Sweden

All data for Sweden →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Sweden?
Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Sweden was 98.74 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 99.23 in 2000.
What is the lowest proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 98.74 in 2024.
How does Sweden rank for proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services?
Sweden ranks 72nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Sweden. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services-sanitation/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services-sanitation/sweden/">Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Sweden</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services (Sanitation)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
292 places, 7,089 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed