Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 9.1% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Faroe Islands, 2007–2015
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 not using improved sanitation facilities in Faroe Islands is 9.1%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Faroe Islands peaked at 9.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2007.
That places Faroe Islands 69th out of 232 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 66 Micronesia (country) 9.5% compare
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- 70 Laos 8.7% compare
- 71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.5% compare
- 72 Georgia 8.5% compare
More reference data data for Faroe Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.13 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3816 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.25 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -14.26 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,056 millimeters (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.45 °C (2025)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 88.4% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 93.2% (2024)
- Milk production 7,243 tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Faroe Islands?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Faroe Islands was 9.1% in 2015, 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2007.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Faroe Islands ranks 69th out of 232 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.