Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Italy
Italy: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Italy, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.0% for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Italy peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Italy 178th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 25% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 30% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 175 Slovakia 0.0% compare
- 176 Austria 0.0% compare
- 177 Ukraine 0.0% compare
- 179 Luxembourg 0.0% compare
- 180 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 181 Netherlands 0.0% compare
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Italy?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Italy was 0.0% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Italy ranks 178th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.