Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Denmark
Denmark: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 98.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Denmark stood at 98.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Denmark peaked at 98.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.8%, in 2007.
Denmark ranks 10th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.9% | 94.8% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 95.7% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 98.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 7 Switzerland 99.7% compare
- 8 South Korea 99.3% compare
- 9 Japan 99.2% compare
- 11 Austria 98.5% compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 98.4% compare
- 13 United Kingdom 97.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Denmark?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Denmark was 98.9% 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.8% in 2007.
- How does Denmark rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Denmark ranks 10th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.