Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Sweden

Sweden: Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities was 98.93 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
98.93
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 173 countries
All-time high
99.15
in 2000
All-time low
98.93
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

0204060801002000201220242000: 99.22001: 99.12002: 99.12003: 99.12004: 99.12005: 99.12006: 99.12007: 99.12008: 99.12009: 99.12010: 99.12011: 992012: 992013: 992014: 992015: 992016: 992017: 992018: 992019: 992020: 992021: 98.92022: 98.92023: 98.92024: 98.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Sweden is 98.93, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Sweden peaked at 99.15 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.93, in 2023.

Sweden ranks 31st of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Sweden, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 99.15
2001 99.14 -0.0%
2002 99.13 -0.0%
2003 99.13 -0.0%
2004 99.12 -0.0%
2005 99.11 -0.0%
2006 99.1 -0.0%
2007 99.09 -0.0%
2008 99.08 -0.0%
2009 99.07 -0.0%
2010 99.06 -0.0%
2011 99.05 -0.0%
2012 99.04 -0.0%
2013 99.03 -0.0%
2014 99.02 -0.0%
2015 99.01 -0.0%
2016 99 -0.0%
2017 98.99 -0.0%
2018 98.98 -0.0%
2019 98.97 -0.0%
2020 98.96 -0.0%
2021 98.95 -0.0%
2022 98.94 -0.0%
2023 98.93 -0.0%
2024 98.93 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 99.11 99.07 99.15 10
2010s 99.01 98.97 99.06 10
2020s 98.94 98.93 98.96 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 28 Estonia 99.2 compare
  2. 29 Kazakhstan 99.11 compare
  3. 30 Germany 98.99 compare
  4. 32 Cyprus 98.92 compare
  5. 33 Thailand 98.91 compare
  6. 34 Belarus 98.91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Sweden?
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Sweden was 98.93 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 99.15 in 2000.
What is the lowest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 98.93 in 2023.
How does Sweden rank for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Sweden ranks 31st out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden 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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