France vs Romania: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

France

90.0%

in 2024

Romania

89.8%

in 2024

France rank

39th

Romania rank

40th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

France
Romania

How they compare

France currently reports 90.0% against 89.8% in Romania, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 24 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 39th and Romania ranks 40th of 150 countries.

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Share of population using safely managed sanitation in France
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Romania
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share of population using safely managed sanitation
Unit: %
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.