Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Estonia
Estonia: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 90.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Estonia, 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 Estonia is 90.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Estonia peaked at 92.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 90.4%, in 2017.
That places Estonia 36th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.4% | 90.9% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 90.4% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 90.4% | 90.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Estonia?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Estonia was 90.6% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.4% in 2017.
- How does Estonia rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Estonia ranks 36th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Estonia 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.