People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Greenland
Greenland: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 55,990 people in 2022. ▬ Flat
People not using safely managed 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
Greenland recorded 55,990 people for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities 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 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Greenland peaked at 56,173 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 55,990 people, in 2022.
Greenland ranks 133rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Greenland, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 56,173 people | — |
| 2015 | 56,021 people | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 56,061 people | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 56,071 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56,074 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56,084 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56,080 people | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 56,041 people | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 55,990 people | -0.1% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 55,990 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 481,577 people, 12% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 55,990 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 837,185 people, 7% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56,081 people | 56,021 people | 56,173 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 56,037 people | 55,990 people | 56,080 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 130 French Guiana 73,329 people compare
- 131 Tonga 71,624 people compare
- 132 Denmark 65,686 people compare
- 134 Turks and Caicos Islands 30,754 people compare
- 135 Switzerland 27,973 people compare
- 136 American Samoa 26,687 people compare
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 safely managed sanitation facilities in Greenland?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Greenland was 55,990 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 safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 56,173 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,990 people in 2022.
- How does Greenland rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Greenland ranks 133rd out of 150 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people not using safely managed 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 safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.