Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Finland

Finland: Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities was 90.12 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
90.12
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
38th
of 150 countries
All-time high
90.12
in 2024
All-time low
86.57
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Finland, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 86.62001: 86.72002: 86.92003: 872004: 87.22005: 87.32006: 87.52007: 87.62008: 87.82009: 87.92010: 882011: 88.22012: 88.32013: 88.52014: 88.62015: 88.82016: 88.92017: 89.12018: 89.22019: 89.42020: 89.52021: 89.72022: 89.82023: 902024: 90.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Finland stood at 90.12. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Finland peaked at 90.12 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.57, in 2000.

Finland ranks 38th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Finland, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 86.57
2001 86.72 +0.2%
2002 86.86 +0.2%
2003 87.01 +0.2%
2004 87.16 +0.2%
2005 87.31 +0.2%
2006 87.46 +0.2%
2007 87.6 +0.2%
2008 87.75 +0.2%
2009 87.9 +0.2%
2010 88.05 +0.2%
2011 88.2 +0.2%
2012 88.34 +0.2%
2013 88.49 +0.2%
2014 88.64 +0.2%
2015 88.79 +0.2%
2016 88.93 +0.2%
2017 89.08 +0.2%
2018 89.23 +0.2%
2019 89.38 +0.2%
2020 89.53 +0.2%
2021 89.67 +0.2%
2022 89.82 +0.2%
2023 89.97 +0.2%
2024 90.12 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.23 86.57 87.9 10
2010s 88.71 88.05 89.38 10
2020s 89.82 89.53 90.12 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 35 Czechia 91.38 compare
  2. 36 Estonia 90.56 compare
  3. 37 San Marino 90.19 compare
  4. 39 France 89.99 compare
  5. 40 Romania 89.8 compare
  6. 41 New Zealand 88.8 compare

See the full ranking of 150 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Finland?
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Finland was 90.12 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 90.12 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 86.57 in 2000.
How does Finland rank for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities?
Finland ranks 38th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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