Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Serbia
Serbia: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 24.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Serbia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 24.1% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Serbia peaked at 29.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 128th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.6% | — |
| 2001 | 29.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | -1.4% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 24.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.9%, 45% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 24.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.0%, 27% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 28.5% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 25.8% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.1% | 25.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 125 Afghanistan 24.8% compare
- 126 Burkina Faso 24.7% compare
- 127 Kiribati 24.6% compare
- 129 Zimbabwe 23.6% compare
- 130 Guinea-Bissau 22.6% compare
- 131 Libya 21.7% compare
More reference data data for Serbia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Serbia?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Serbia was 24.1% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Serbia ranks 128th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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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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.