Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ireland
Ireland: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 81.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 81.3% 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ireland peaked at 81.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2000.
That places Ireland 50th out of 150 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.1% | 57.0% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 69.0% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 80.4% | 81.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ireland?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ireland was 81.3% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Ireland ranks 50th out of 150 regions with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.