Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Greece

Greece: Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation was 97.73 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
97.73
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
13th
of 124 countries
All-time high
97.73
in 2024
All-time low
86.27
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Greece, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 86.32001: 86.72002: 87.22003: 87.72004: 88.12005: 88.62006: 89.12007: 89.52008: 902009: 90.52010: 90.92011: 91.42012: 91.92013: 92.32014: 92.82015: 93.32016: 93.72017: 94.22018: 94.72019: 95.22020: 95.72021: 96.22022: 96.72023: 97.22024: 97.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Greece is 97.73, 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, urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Greece peaked at 97.73 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.27, 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.

Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Greece, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 86.27 —
2001 86.74 +0.5%
2002 87.2 +0.5%
2003 87.67 +0.5%
2004 88.14 +0.5%
2005 88.6 +0.5%
2006 89.07 +0.5%
2007 89.54 +0.5%
2008 90.01 +0.5%
2009 90.47 +0.5%
2010 90.94 +0.5%
2011 91.41 +0.5%
2012 91.87 +0.5%
2013 92.34 +0.5%
2014 92.81 +0.5%
2015 93.28 +0.5%
2016 93.74 +0.5%
2017 94.23 +0.5%
2018 94.73 +0.5%
2019 95.23 +0.5%
2020 95.73 +0.5%
2021 96.23 +0.5%
2022 96.73 +0.5%
2023 97.23 +0.5%
2024 97.73 +0.5%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 97.73 is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.33, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 97.73 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.85, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.37 86.27 90.47 10
2010s 93.06 90.94 95.23 10
2020s 96.73 95.73 97.73 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 10 Germany 98.33 compare
  2. 11 Lithuania 97.9 compare
  3. 12 Estonia 97.84 compare
  4. 14 Netherlands 97.5 compare
  5. 15 Israel 97.36 compare
  6. 16 United States 97.19 compare

See the full ranking of 124 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Greece?
Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Greece was 97.73 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 97.73 in 2024.
What is the lowest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 86.27 in 2000.
How does Greece rank for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation?
Greece ranks 13th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
Is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
124 places, 3,067 data points, 2000–2024
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