Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Australia
Australia: Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services was 95.77 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Australia recorded 95.77 for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Australia peaked at 95.77 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.73, in 2000.
Australia ranks 22nd of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.11 | 93.73 | 94.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.96 | 94.58 | 95.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6 | 95.43 | 95.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More population data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 32,193 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8589 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.2773 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.503 (2100)
- Population density 5.61 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.09 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.503 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.859 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 29,511 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Australia?
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Australia was 95.77 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.77 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.73 in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Australia ranks 22nd out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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