Share of population using safely managed sanitation in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 88.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand stood at 88.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in New Zealand peaked at 88.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 41st of 150 countries on this measure, 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 | 83.1% | 80.4% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 86.3% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.6% | 88.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in New Zealand?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in New Zealand was 88.8% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- New Zealand ranks 41st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.