People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Czechia

Czechia: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 925,508 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
925,508 people
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
92nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
1.17 million people
in 2000
All-time low
925,508 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Czechia, 2000–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M2000201220242000: 1.2M people2001: 1.2M people2002: 1.2M people2003: 1.1M people2004: 1.1M people2005: 1.1M people2006: 1.1M people2007: 1.1M people2008: 1.1M people2009: 1.1M people2010: 1.1M people2011: 1.1M people2012: 1.1M people2013: 1.1M people2014: 1.0M people2015: 1.0M people2016: 1.0M people2017: 1.0M people2018: 992.0k people2019: 979.2k people2020: 965.2k people2021: 949.8k people2022: 948.6k people2023: 946.4k people2024: 925.5k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Czechia recorded 925,508 people for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Czechia peaked at 1.17 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 925,508 people, in 2024.

That places Czechia 92nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.13 million people 1.09 million people 1.17 million people 10
2010s 1.03 million people 979,171 people 1.09 million people 10
2020s 947,098 people 925,508 people 965,213 people 5

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 90 Chile 957,119 people compare
  2. 91 Trinidad and Tobago 934,521 people compare
  3. 93 Slovakia 912,722 people compare
  4. 94 Albania 857,677 people compare
  5. 95 Poland 837,185 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Czechia?
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Czechia was 925,508 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 safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 1.17 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 925,508 people in 2024.
How does Czechia rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
Czechia ranks 92nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia 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 safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.