People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Greenland
Greenland: People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate was -0.0914 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Greenland, 2015–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Greenland is -0.0914 % change on previous year, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.6% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.
That places Greenland 93rd out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -0.2706 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | 0.0714 % change on previous year | -126.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0176 % change on previous year | -75.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0057 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0176 % change on previous year | +208.3% |
| 2020 | -0.0071 % change on previous year | -140.5% |
| 2021 | -0.0694 % change on previous year | +873.4% |
| 2022 | -0.0914 % change on previous year | +31.6% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's -0.0914 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.2564 % change on previous year, 36% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Greenland's -0.0914 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.9188 % change on previous year, 10% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.0317 % change on previous year | -0.2706 % change on previous year | 0.0714 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2020s | -0.056 % change on previous year | -0.0914 % change on previous year | -0.0071 % change on previous year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 90 North Korea -0.0476 % change on previous year compare
- 91 Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.0534 % change on previous year
- 92 Slovakia -0.0562 % change on previous year compare
- 94 Bermuda -0.0956 % change on previous year compare
- 95 Zambia -0.1081 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Ghana -0.226 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (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 (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- How have things changed?, per capita 5.83 metric tons per person (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.0882 units per person (2022)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Greenland?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Greenland was -0.0914 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0714 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2706 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Greenland rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate?
- Greenland ranks 93rd out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.