Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Sweden

Sweden: Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation was 95.82 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
95.82
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 124 countries
All-time high
95.92
in 2002
All-time low
95.82
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

0204060801002000201220242000: 95.92001: 95.92002: 95.92003: 95.92004: 95.92005: 95.92006: 95.92007: 95.92008: 95.92009: 95.92010: 95.92011: 95.92012: 95.92013: 95.92014: 95.92015: 95.92016: 95.82017: 95.82018: 95.82019: 95.82020: 95.82021: 95.82022: 95.82023: 95.82024: 95.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Sweden is 95.82, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

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

Over the whole period, urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Sweden peaked at 95.92 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 95.82, in 2023.

That places Sweden 19th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Sweden, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 95.88 —
2001 95.9 +0.0%
2002 95.92 +0.0%
2003 95.91 -0.0%
2004 95.91 -0.0%
2005 95.9 -0.0%
2006 95.9 -0.0%
2007 95.89 -0.0%
2008 95.89 -0.0%
2009 95.88 -0.0%
2010 95.88 -0.0%
2011 95.87 -0.0%
2012 95.87 -0.0%
2013 95.86 -0.0%
2014 95.86 -0.0%
2015 95.85 -0.0%
2016 95.85 -0.0%
2017 95.84 -0.0%
2018 95.84 -0.0%
2019 95.83 -0.0%
2020 95.83 -0.0%
2021 95.82 -0.0%
2022 95.82 -0.0%
2023 95.82 -0.0%
2024 95.82 +0.0%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 95.82 is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.33, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 95.82 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 95.9 95.88 95.92 10
2010s 95.86 95.83 95.88 10
2020s 95.82 95.82 95.83 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 16 United States 97.19 compare
  2. 17 Luxembourg 96.94 compare
  3. 18 Portugal 96.52 compare
  4. 20 Hong Kong 94.83 compare
  5. 21 Czechia 94.51 compare
  6. 22 Hungary 93.23 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 Sweden?
Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Sweden was 95.82 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 95.92 in 2002.
What is the lowest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 95.82 in 2023.
How does Sweden rank for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation?
Sweden ranks 19th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
Is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden 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
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
124 places, 3,067 data points, 2000–2024
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