Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Austria

Austria: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 124 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
100.0%
in 2017
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Austria, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 100 %2001: 100 %2002: 100 %2003: 100 %2004: 100 %2005: 100 %2006: 100 %2007: 100 %2008: 100 %2009: 100 %2010: 100 %2011: 100 %2012: 100 %2013: 100 %2014: 100 %2015: 100 %2016: 100 %2017: 100 %2018: 100 %2019: 100 %2020: 100 %2021: 100 %2022: 100 %2023: 100 %2024: 100 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Austria recorded 100.0% for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Austria peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2017.

Austria ranks 5th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 4 Kuwait 100.0% compare
  2. 6 Switzerland 99.8% compare
  3. 7 Chile 99.2% compare
  4. 8 United Kingdom 99.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Austria?
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Austria was 100.0% 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 using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
How does Austria rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
Austria ranks 5th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Austria 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 Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
124 places, 3,067 data points, 2000–2024
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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.