Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Our) in Greenland
Greenland: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Our) was 62.5 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
62.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
207th
of 232 countries
All-time high
62.5
in 2014
All-time low
62.5
in 2014
Years of data
9
2014–2022
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland, 2014–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland is 62.5, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland peaked at 62.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 62.5, in 2014.
Greenland ranks 207th of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Our) in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 62.5 | — |
| 2015 | 62.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 62.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 62.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 62.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 62.5 | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 62.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.94, 63% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 62.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.95, 63% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.5 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 6 |
| 2020s | 62.5 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More population data for Greenland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6084 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.75 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6084 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7286 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.65 (2100)
- Population density 0.0907 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1,776 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.65 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.2882 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland was 62.5 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5 in 2014.
- How does Greenland rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Greenland ranks 207th out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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