Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Finland

Finland: Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to was 85.52 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
85.52
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
29th
of 166 countries
All-time high
85.52
in 2024
All-time low
80.23
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Finland, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 80.22001: 80.42002: 80.72003: 80.92004: 81.12005: 81.32006: 81.52007: 81.82008: 822009: 82.22010: 82.42011: 82.72012: 82.92013: 83.12014: 83.32015: 83.52016: 83.82017: 842018: 84.22019: 84.42020: 84.62021: 84.92022: 85.12023: 85.32024: 85.5

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Finland recorded 85.52 for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Finland peaked at 85.52 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.23, in 2000.

Finland ranks 29th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation) in Finland, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 80.23
2001 80.45 +0.3%
2002 80.67 +0.3%
2003 80.89 +0.3%
2004 81.11 +0.3%
2005 81.33 +0.3%
2006 81.55 +0.3%
2007 81.77 +0.3%
2008 81.99 +0.3%
2009 82.21 +0.3%
2010 82.43 +0.3%
2011 82.65 +0.3%
2012 82.87 +0.3%
2013 83.09 +0.3%
2014 83.31 +0.3%
2015 83.54 +0.3%
2016 83.76 +0.3%
2017 83.98 +0.3%
2018 84.2 +0.3%
2019 84.42 +0.3%
2020 84.64 +0.3%
2021 84.86 +0.3%
2022 85.08 +0.3%
2023 85.3 +0.3%
2024 85.52 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.22 80.23 82.21 10
2010s 83.43 82.43 84.42 10
2020s 85.08 84.64 85.52 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 26 Greece 86.85 compare
  2. 27 Hungary 86.73 compare
  3. 28 Spain 86.18 compare
  4. 30 Czechia 85.28 compare
  5. 31 United States of America 84.41 compare
  6. 32 Belgium 83.91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Finland?
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Finland was 85.52 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 85.52 in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 80.23 in 2000.
How does Finland rank for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to?
Finland ranks 29th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
227 places, 5,567 data points, 2000–2024
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