Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Netherlands

Netherlands: Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation was 97.47 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
97.47
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 100 countries
All-time high
97.47
in 2020
All-time low
97.42
in 2003
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Netherlands, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 97.42001: 97.42002: 97.42003: 97.42004: 97.42005: 97.42006: 97.42007: 97.42008: 97.42009: 97.42010: 97.42011: 97.42012: 97.42013: 97.42014: 97.52015: 97.52016: 97.52017: 97.52018: 97.52019: 97.52020: 97.52021: 97.52022: 97.52023: 97.52024: 97.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Netherlands is 97.47, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Netherlands peaked at 97.47 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 97.42, in 2003.

Netherlands ranks 4th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Netherlands, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 97.42 —
2001 97.42 +0.0%
2002 97.42 -0.0%
2003 97.42 -0.0%
2004 97.42 +0.0%
2005 97.43 +0.0%
2006 97.43 +0.0%
2007 97.43 +0.0%
2008 97.44 +0.0%
2009 97.44 +0.0%
2010 97.44 +0.0%
2011 97.44 +0.0%
2012 97.45 +0.0%
2013 97.45 +0.0%
2014 97.45 +0.0%
2015 97.45 +0.0%
2016 97.46 +0.0%
2017 97.46 +0.0%
2018 97.46 +0.0%
2019 97.47 +0.0%
2020 97.47 +0.0%
2021 97.47 +0.0%
2022 97.47 +0.0%
2023 97.47 +0.0%
2024 97.47 +0.0%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 97.47 is above the median for high income countries, which is 88.3, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 97.47 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84.23, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 97.43 97.42 97.44 10
2010s 97.45 97.44 97.47 10
2020s 97.47 97.47 97.47 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 1 Andorra 100 compare
  2. 2 Switzerland 99.45 compare
  3. 3 United Arab Emirates 98.51 compare
  4. 5 Austria 96.34 compare
  5. 6 Kyrgyzstan 95.11 compare
  6. 7 Israel 94.64 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Netherlands?
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Netherlands was 97.47 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 97.47 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 97.42 in 2003.
How does Netherlands rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed?
Netherlands ranks 4th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
100 places, 2,464 data points, 2000–2024
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