Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Belgium
Belgium: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Belgium, 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 Belgium is 94.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Belgium peaked at 94.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 2000.
That places Belgium 26th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.4% | 71.2% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 79.1% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 92.8% | 94.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Belgium?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Belgium was 94.9% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Belgium ranks 26th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.