Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 99.7% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Switzerland peaked at 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2001.
That places Switzerland 7th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 97.9% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Switzerland?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Switzerland was 99.7% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Switzerland ranks 7th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.