People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Greenland
Greenland: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.3706 people per person in 2022. ▬ Flat
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Greenland, 2014–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 0.3706 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Greenland peaked at 0.3753 people per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3706 people per person, in 2022.
Greenland ranks 27th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Greenland, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.3742 people per person | — |
| 2015 | 0.3744 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3742 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3743 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3753 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3741 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3731 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3709 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3706 people per person | -0.1% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.3706 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 people per person, 635.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.3706 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0005 people per person, 770.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3744 people per person | 0.3741 people per person | 0.3753 people per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3715 people per person | 0.3706 people per person | 0.3731 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (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, per capita in Greenland?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Greenland was 0.3706 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3753 people per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3706 people per person in 2022.
- How does Greenland rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 27th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.