Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using at least basic sanitation services in New Zealand is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using at least basic sanitation services in New Zealand peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2017.
New Zealand ranks 1st of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 100.0% compare
- 1 Falkland Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Guernsey 100.0% compare
- 1 Isle of Man 100.0% compare
- 1 Jersey 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Macao 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 100.0% compare
- 1 Mayotte 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 New Caledonia 100.0% compare
- 1 Puerto Rico 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Barthelemy 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Helena 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French part) 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.191 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 22.07 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 256,010 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using at least basic sanitation services in New Zealand?
- Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services in New Zealand was 100.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of the population using at least basic sanitation services?
- New Zealand ranks 1st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, that are not shared with other households.