Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Norway
Norway: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 77.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Norway, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 77.9% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Norway peaked at 77.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 2000.
Norway ranks 56th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.7% | — |
| 2001 | 76.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 77.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 77.9% | +0.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 77.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 85% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Norway's 77.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.0%, 87% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.9% | 76.7% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 77.2% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 77.7% | 77.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Norway?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Norway was 77.9% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Norway ranks 56th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway 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.