People not using improved sanitation facilities in Estonia
Estonia: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 3,795 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Estonia, 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
Estonia recorded 3,795 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Estonia peaked at 3,809 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,385 people, in 2000.
Estonia ranks 148th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Estonia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,385 people | — |
| 2001 | 3,395 people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3,404 people | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 3,411 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 3,418 people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3,425 people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3,430 people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,438 people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3,451 people | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3,466 people | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3,479 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3,487 people | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 3,489 people | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3,488 people | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,491 people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,505 people | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 3,523 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3,543 people | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3,573 people | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3,605 people | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 3,633 people | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3,661 people | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 3,736 people | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 3,809 people | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 3,795 people | -0.4% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 3,795 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 428.55 people, 8.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 3,795 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,797 people, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,422 people | 3,385 people | 3,466 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,518 people | 3,479 people | 3,605 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,727 people | 3,633 people | 3,809 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Estonia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Estonia was 3,795 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,809 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,385 people in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Estonia ranks 148th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.