Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with in Italy

Italy: Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with was 0.779 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.779
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
64th
of 151 countries
All-time high
0.8456
in 2000
All-time low
0.779
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with in Italy, 2000–2024

00.20.40.60.82000201220242000: 0.8462001: 0.8452002: 0.8442003: 0.8432004: 0.8412005: 0.8392006: 0.8372007: 0.8352008: 0.8332009: 0.8312010: 0.8292011: 0.8272012: 0.8242013: 0.822014: 0.8162015: 0.8132016: 0.8092017: 0.8052018: 0.8012019: 0.7982020: 0.7942021: 0.792022: 0.7862023: 0.7822024: 0.779

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.779 for proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with in Italy peaked at 0.8456 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.779, in 2024.

That places Italy 64th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with human waste treated off-site (Sanitation) in Italy, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 0.8456
2001 0.8449 -0.1%
2002 0.8438 -0.1%
2003 0.8425 -0.2%
2004 0.8406 -0.2%
2005 0.8387 -0.2%
2006 0.8368 -0.2%
2007 0.8348 -0.2%
2008 0.8329 -0.2%
2009 0.831 -0.2%
2010 0.8291 -0.2%
2011 0.8272 -0.2%
2012 0.824 -0.4%
2013 0.8202 -0.5%
2014 0.8164 -0.5%
2015 0.8126 -0.5%
2016 0.8089 -0.5%
2017 0.8051 -0.5%
2018 0.8014 -0.5%
2019 0.7975 -0.5%
2020 0.7937 -0.5%
2021 0.7898 -0.5%
2022 0.7858 -0.5%
2023 0.7824 -0.4%
2024 0.779 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8392 0.831 0.8456 10
2010s 0.8142 0.7975 0.8291 10
2020s 0.7861 0.779 0.7937 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 61 Malta 0.9645 compare
  2. 62 Yemen 0.9436 compare
  3. 63 Denmark 0.8198 compare
  4. 65 Algeria 0.6579 compare
  5. 66 United Kingdom 0.6301 compare
  6. 67 Hong Kong 0.6297 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with in Italy?
Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with in Italy was 0.779 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.8456 in 2000.
What is the lowest proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.779 in 2024.
How does Italy rank for proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with?
Italy ranks 64th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with human waste treated off-site (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with human waste treated off-site (Sanitation)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 5,209 data points, 2000–2024
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