Sanitation facilities usage in Serbia
Serbia: Sanitation facilities usage was 3,908 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Serbia, 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, sanitation facilities usage in Serbia stood at 3,908 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Serbia peaked at 5,250 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,908 people, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 97th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,063 people | 4,812 people | 5,250 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,443 people | 4,129 people | 4,749 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,964 people | 3,908 people | 4,057 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Serbia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Serbia was 3,908 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,250 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,908 people in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Serbia ranks 97th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.