Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Italy
Italy: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 77.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Italy, 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, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Italy stood at 77.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Italy peaked at 78.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 2022.
That places Italy 20th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.4% | — |
| 2001 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 78.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.2% | 78.0% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 77.4% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Italy?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Italy was 77.3% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Italy ranks 20th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy 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.