Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Greece
Greece: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 97.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Greece, 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 using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Greece is 97.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Greece peaked at 97.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 2000.
That places Greece 13th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.3% | — |
| 2001 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 97.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.3%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Greece's 97.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.8%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.4% | 86.3% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 90.9% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 95.7% | 97.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More population data for Greece
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6991 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6525 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.38 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6525 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 223,897 people (2100)
- Population density 48.69 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6659 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.4091 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Greece?
- Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Greece was 97.7% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Greece ranks 13th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.