Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Hungary
Hungary: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 91.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Hungary, 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 Hungary is 91.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Hungary peaked at 91.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 2000.
Hungary ranks 34th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.3% | — |
| 2001 | 54.8% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 58.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 75.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 91.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 100% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 91.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.9% | 53.3% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 71.0% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 89.2% | 91.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More reference data data for Hungary
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6937 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.09 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Hungary?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Hungary was 91.7% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Hungary ranks 34th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.