Share using safely managed sanitation in Australia
Australia: Share using safely managed sanitation was 95.77 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95.77
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
22nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
95.77
in 2024
All-time low
93.73
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share using safely managed sanitation in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share using safely managed sanitation in Australia is 95.77, 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 using safely managed sanitation in Australia peaked at 95.77 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.73, in 2000.
That places Australia 22nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share using safely managed sanitation in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.73 | — |
| 2001 | 93.82 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.9 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.99 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.07 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.16 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.24 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.33 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.41 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.5 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.58 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.67 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.75 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.84 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.92 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.01 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.09 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.18 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.26 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.35 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.43 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.52 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.6 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.69 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.77 | +0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 95.77 is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.12, 1.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Australia's 95.77 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.35, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.11 | 93.73 | 94.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.96 | 94.58 | 95.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6 | 95.43 | 95.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed sanitation in Australia?
- Share using safely managed sanitation in Australia was 95.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share using safely managed sanitation recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.77 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed sanitation recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.73 in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for share using safely managed sanitation?
- Australia ranks 22nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).