People not using improved sanitation facilities in Australia
Australia: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Australia, 2000–2024
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 not using improved sanitation facilities in Australia stood at 0 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Australia peaked at 1,692 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2020.
Australia ranks 186th of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Australia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,692 people | — |
| 2001 | 1,624 people | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1,553 people | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 1,480 people | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 1,406 people | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 1,332 people | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1,257 people | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 1,183 people | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 1,109 people | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 1,030 people | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 947.68 people | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 859.25 people | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 768.89 people | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 675.43 people | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 577.87 people | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 478.7 people | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 374.96 people | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 267.93 people | -28.5% |
| 2018 | 157.15 people | -41.3% |
| 2019 | 42.77 people | -72.8% |
| 2020 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 428.55 people. (85 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,588 people. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -100.0% | 42.77 people | 0 people |
| 2019 | -72.8% | 157.15 people | 42.77 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,367 people | 1,030 people | 1,692 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 515.06 people | 42.77 people | 947.68 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 183 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3.6 people compare
- 184 Finland 1.71 people compare
- 185 Chile 1.5 people compare
- 186 Andorra 0 people compare
- 186 Bahrain 0 people compare
- 186 Barbados 0 people compare
- 186 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people compare
- 186 Brunei 0 people compare
- 186 Czechia 0 people compare
- 186 Denmark 0 people
- 186 Falkland Islands 0 people
- 186 Fiji 0 people compare
- 186 France 0 people
- 186 Germany 0 people
- 186 Gibraltar 0 people
- 186 Greece 0 people compare
- 186 Guernsey 0 people
- 186 Hungary 0 people
- 186 Iceland 0 people compare
- 186 Iran 0 people compare
- 186 Isle of Man 0 people
- 186 Jersey 0 people
- 186 Kazakhstan 0 people compare
- 186 Kuwait 0 people
- 186 Lebanon 0 people compare
- 186 Macao 0 people
- 186 Malaysia 0 people compare
- 186 Maldives 0 people compare
- 186 Malta 0 people compare
- 186 Mayotte 0 people compare
- 186 Mexico 0 people compare
- 186 Monaco 0 people
- 186 Montserrat 0 people compare
- 186 New Caledonia 0 people
- 186 New Zealand 0 people compare
- 186 Norway 0 people compare
- 186 Oman 0 people compare
- 186 Poland 0 people compare
- 186 Portugal 0 people compare
- 186 Puerto Rico 0 people compare
- 186 Saint Barthelemy 0 people compare
- 186 Saint Helena 0 people compare
- 186 Saint Martin (French part) 0 people compare
- 186 San Marino 0 people
- 186 Seychelles 0 people compare
- 186 Singapore 0 people
- 186 Spain 0 people compare
- 186 Switzerland 0 people compare
- 186 Tokelau 0 people compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Australia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Australia was 0 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,692 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Australia ranks 186th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.