Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Canada
Canada: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 81.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Canada, 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, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Canada stood at 81.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Canada peaked at 81.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2000.
That places Canada 34th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.0% | 75.1% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 77.5% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 80.5% | 81.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More population data for Canada
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 6.1 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.33 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 269,496 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.34 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Canada?
- Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Canada was 81.2% 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Canada ranks 34th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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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.