Share of population using safely managed sanitation in France
France: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 90.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in France, 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 France stood at 90.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in France peaked at 90.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 2011.
France ranks 39th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.8% | 88.7% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 88.7% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.6% | 90.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in France?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in France was 90.0% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 2011.
- How does France rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- France ranks 39th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France 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.