People not using improved sanitation facilities in Slovakia
Slovakia: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 2,543 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Slovakia, 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 Slovakia stood at 2,543 people.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Slovakia peaked at 9,418 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,500 people, in 2017.
Slovakia ranks 152nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,418 people | — |
| 2001 | 9,016 people | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 8,617 people | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 8,217 people | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 7,817 people | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 7,417 people | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 7,014 people | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 6,610 people | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 6,206 people | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 5,804 people | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 5,403 people | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 4,997 people | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 4,587 people | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 4,173 people | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 3,757 people | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 3,338 people | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 2,920 people | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 2,500 people | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 2,503 people | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,506 people | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,509 people | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,505 people | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,521 people | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,544 people | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2,543 people | -0.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 2,543 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 428.55 people, 5.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 2,543 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,797 people, 67% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,614 people | 5,804 people | 9,418 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,668 people | 2,500 people | 5,403 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,524 people | 2,505 people | 2,544 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 149 Marshall Islands 3,566 people compare
- 150 Guyana 2,923 people compare
- 151 Austria 2,545 people compare
- 153 Qatar 1,934 people compare
- 154 Martinique 1,766 people compare
- 155 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,740 people compare
More reference data data for Slovakia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1453 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7263 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7911 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Slovakia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Slovakia was 2,543 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,418 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,500 people in 2017.
- How does Slovakia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Slovakia ranks 152nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.