People not using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland
Greenland: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 20,996 people in 2022. ▬ Flat
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland, 2014–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2022, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland stood at 20,996 people. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland peaked at 21,065 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20,996 people, in 2022.
Greenland ranks 121st of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21,065 people | — |
| 2015 | 21,008 people | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 21,023 people | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 21,027 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21,028 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21,032 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21,030 people | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 21,015 people | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 20,996 people | -0.1% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 20,996 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 428.55 people, 49.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 20,996 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,797 people, 5.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21,030 people | 21,008 people | 21,065 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 21,014 people | 20,996 people | 21,030 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0.0005 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 30 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland was 20,996 people in 2022, 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 21,065 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,996 people in 2022.
- How does Greenland rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Greenland ranks 121st out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland 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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If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.