Sanitation facilities usage in Serbia
Serbia: Sanitation facilities usage was 24.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Serbia, 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 Serbia stood at 24.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Serbia peaked at 29.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2024.
That places Serbia 128th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.6% | — |
| 2001 | 29.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 28.5% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 25.8% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.1% | 25.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 125 Afghanistan 24.8% compare
- 126 Burkina Faso 24.7% compare
- 127 Kiribati 24.6% compare
- 129 Zimbabwe 23.6% compare
- 130 Guinea-Bissau 22.6% compare
- 131 Libya 21.7% compare
More population data for Serbia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7734 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7734 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,778 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.6883 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9703 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 44.02 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 141,046 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Serbia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Serbia was 24.1% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Serbia ranks 128th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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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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.