Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Belgium

Belgium: Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities was 99.49 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
99.49
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 173 countries
All-time high
99.49
in 2023
All-time low
99.48
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Belgium, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 99.52001: 99.52002: 99.52003: 99.52004: 99.52005: 99.52006: 99.52007: 99.52008: 99.52009: 99.52010: 99.52011: 99.52012: 99.52013: 99.52014: 99.52015: 99.52016: 99.52017: 99.52018: 99.52019: 99.52020: 99.52021: 99.52022: 99.52023: 99.52024: 99.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Belgium stood at 99.49. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Belgium peaked at 99.49 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 99.48, in 2000.

Belgium ranks 20th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Belgium, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 99.48
2001 99.48 +0.0%
2002 99.48 +0.0%
2003 99.48 +0.0%
2004 99.48 +0.0%
2005 99.48 +0.0%
2006 99.48 +0.0%
2007 99.48 +0.0%
2008 99.49 +0.0%
2009 99.49 +0.0%
2010 99.49 +0.0%
2011 99.49 +0.0%
2012 99.49 +0.0%
2013 99.49 +0.0%
2014 99.49 +0.0%
2015 99.49 +0.0%
2016 99.49 +0.0%
2017 99.49 +0.0%
2018 99.49 +0.0%
2019 99.49 +0.0%
2020 99.49 +0.0%
2021 99.49 +0.0%
2022 99.49 +0.0%
2023 99.49 +0.0%
2024 99.49 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 99.48 99.48 99.49 10
2010s 99.49 99.49 99.49 10
2020s 99.49 99.49 99.49 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 17 Maldives 99.66 compare
  2. 18 Uruguay 99.61 compare
  3. 19 Denmark 99.6 compare
  4. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.47 compare
  5. 22 Finland 99.45 compare
  6. 23 Tunisia 99.39 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Belgium?
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Belgium was 99.49 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 99.49 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 99.48 in 2000.
How does Belgium rank for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Belgium ranks 20th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
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