People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Ukraine

Ukraine: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 37.00 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
37.00 million people
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
32nd
of 232 countries
All-time high
46.78 million people
in 2000
All-time low
36.84 million people
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M2000201220242000: 46.8M people2001: 46.4M people2002: 46.1M people2003: 45.8M people2004: 45.6M people2005: 45.3M people2006: 45.1M people2007: 44.9M people2008: 44.8M people2009: 44.7M people2010: 44.6M people2011: 44.5M people2012: 44.5M people2013: 44.5M people2014: 44.5M people2015: 44.3M people2016: 44.2M people2017: 44.1M people2018: 43.9M people2019: 43.7M people2020: 43.5M people2021: 43.2M people2022: 40.0M people2023: 36.8M people2024: 37.0M people

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

Analysis

In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Ukraine stood at 37.00 million people.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Ukraine peaked at 46.78 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.84 million people, in 2023.

That places Ukraine 32nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.54 million people 44.69 million people 46.78 million people 10
2010s 44.30 million people 43.75 million people 44.61 million people 10
2020s 40.12 million people 36.84 million people 43.52 million people 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Ukraine?
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Ukraine was 37.00 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 Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 46.78 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 36.84 million people in 2023.
How does Ukraine rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
Ukraine ranks 32nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine 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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