People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Cyprus

Cyprus: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 1.35 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.35 million people
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
144th
of 232 countries
All-time high
1.35 million people
in 2024
All-time low
944,065 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Cyprus, 2000–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2000201220242000: 944.1k people2001: 960.5k people2002: 977.7k people2003: 995.7k people2004: 1.0M people2005: 1.0M people2006: 1.1M people2007: 1.1M people2008: 1.1M people2009: 1.1M people2010: 1.1M people2011: 1.1M people2012: 1.2M people2013: 1.2M people2014: 1.2M people2015: 1.2M people2016: 1.2M people2017: 1.2M people2018: 1.3M people2019: 1.3M people2020: 1.3M people2021: 1.3M people2022: 1.3M people2023: 1.3M people2024: 1.4M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Cyprus is 1.35 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Cyprus peaked at 1.35 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 944,065 people, in 2000.

That places Cyprus 144th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.02 million people 944,065 people 1.10 million people 10
2010s 1.20 million people 1.12 million people 1.28 million people 10
2020s 1.32 million people 1.30 million people 1.35 million people 5

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 141 Bahrain 1.61 million people compare
  2. 142 Gabon 1.46 million people compare
  3. 143 Trinidad and Tobago 1.42 million people compare
  4. 145 Estonia 1.35 million people compare
  5. 146 Gambia 1.33 million people compare
  6. 147 Liberia 1.31 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Cyprus?
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Cyprus was 1.35 million people 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 people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 1.35 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 944,065 people in 2000.
How does Cyprus rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
Cyprus ranks 144th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus 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 People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation facilities
Unit
people
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
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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