Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland
Greenland: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 37.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland, 2014–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland stood at 37.5%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland peaked at 37.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2014.
Greenland ranks 26th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 37.5% | — |
| 2015 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 37.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 642.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 37.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 779.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0.0005 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 30 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Greenland was 37.5% in 2022, 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2014.
- How does Greenland rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Greenland ranks 26th out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland 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.