Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Ireland
Ireland: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 3.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Ireland stood at 3.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Ireland peaked at 3.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 96th of 232 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Ireland?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Ireland was 3.4% 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Ireland ranks 96th out of 232 regions with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland 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.