Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Australia
Australia: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 95.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Australia is 95.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Australia peaked at 95.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.7%, in 2000.
That places Australia 22nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.1% | 93.7% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 94.6% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.4% | 95.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Australia?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Australia was 95.8% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Australia ranks 22nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.