Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Slovenia

Slovenia: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 84.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
84.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
46th
of 150 countries
All-time high
84.5%
in 2024
All-time low
41.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Slovenia, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 41.6 %2001: 43.5 %2002: 45.5 %2003: 47.6 %2004: 49.7 %2005: 51.8 %2006: 54 %2007: 56.3 %2008: 58.5 %2009: 61 %2010: 63.5 %2011: 66 %2012: 68.6 %2013: 71.2 %2014: 73.9 %2015: 76.7 %2016: 79.5 %2017: 81.5 %2018: 82.4 %2019: 83.4 %2020: 83.7 %2021: 83.9 %2022: 84.1 %2023: 84.3 %2024: 84.5 %

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 Slovenia is 84.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Slovenia peaked at 84.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 2000.

Slovenia ranks 46th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.9% 41.6% 61.0% 10
2010s 74.7% 63.5% 83.4% 10
2020s 84.1% 83.7% 84.5% 5

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 43 Guernsey 87.5% compare
  2. 44 Malaysia 85.8% compare
  3. 45 Isle of Man 84.8% compare
  4. 47 Saudi Arabia 83.9% compare
  5. 48 Slovakia 83.4% compare
  6. 49 Canada 81.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Slovenia?
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Slovenia was 84.5% 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 Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 2000.
How does Slovenia rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
Slovenia ranks 46th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovenia 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

Indicator
Share of population using safely managed sanitation
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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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.