Sanitation facilities usage in New Zealand
New Zealand: Sanitation facilities usage was 88.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage 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
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in New Zealand stood at 88.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in New Zealand peaked at 88.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 41st of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.4% | — |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 84.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.1% | 80.4% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 86.3% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.6% | 88.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More population data for New Zealand
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0739 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0744 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -14.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0744 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 256,010 people (2100)
- Population density 22.07 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.191 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.628 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in New Zealand?
- Sanitation facilities usage in New Zealand was 88.8% 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- New Zealand ranks 41st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.