Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Switzerland

Switzerland: Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation was 99.77 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
99.77
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 124 countries
All-time high
99.77
in 2021
All-time low
98.94
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

0204060801002000201220242000: 98.92001: 98.92002: 98.92003: 98.92004: 98.92005: 98.92006: 98.92007: 98.92008: 98.92009: 992010: 99.12011: 99.12012: 99.22013: 99.22014: 99.32015: 99.42016: 99.42017: 99.52018: 99.62019: 99.62020: 99.72021: 99.82022: 99.82023: 99.82024: 99.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 99.77 for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Switzerland peaked at 99.77 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 98.94, in 2000.

That places Switzerland 6th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Switzerland, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 98.94 —
2001 98.94 +0.0%
2002 98.94 +0.0%
2003 98.94 +0.0%
2004 98.94 +0.0%
2005 98.94 +0.0%
2006 98.94 +0.0%
2007 98.94 +0.0%
2008 98.94 +0.0%
2009 99 +0.1%
2010 99.06 +0.1%
2011 99.12 +0.1%
2012 99.18 +0.1%
2013 99.24 +0.1%
2014 99.31 +0.1%
2015 99.38 +0.1%
2016 99.44 +0.1%
2017 99.51 +0.1%
2018 99.58 +0.1%
2019 99.64 +0.1%
2020 99.71 +0.1%
2021 99.77 +0.1%
2022 99.77 +0.0%
2023 99.77 +0.0%
2024 99.77 +0.0%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 99.77 is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.33, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 99.77 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 98.95 98.94 99 10
2010s 99.35 99.06 99.64 10
2020s 99.76 99.71 99.77 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 4 Kuwait 100 compare
  2. 5 Austria 99.95 compare
  3. 7 Chile 99.19 compare
  4. 8 United Kingdom 98.96 compare
  5. 9 United Arab Emirates 98.44 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 Switzerland?
Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Switzerland was 99.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 99.77 in 2021.
What is the lowest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 98.94 in 2000.
How does Switzerland rank for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation?
Switzerland ranks 6th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
Is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Switzerland 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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