Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Czechia
Czechia: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 82.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Czechia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Czechia is 82.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Czechia peaked at 82.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 2000.
That places Czechia 17th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.8% | — |
| 2001 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 79.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.5% | 78.8% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 80.5% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 81.8% | 82.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Czechia?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Czechia was 82.1% 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 share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 2000.
- How does Czechia rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Czechia ranks 17th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia 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 Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. 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.