Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 77.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Cyprus, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 77.0% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Cyprus peaked at 77.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 2004.
Cyprus ranks 58th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.2% | — |
| 2001 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 76.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 77.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 84% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 77.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.0%, 86% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.2% | 76.0% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 76.3% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 76.9% | 77.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Cyprus?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Cyprus was 77.0% 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 2004.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Cyprus ranks 58th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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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.