Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Netherlands, 2000–2024
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 Netherlands is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Netherlands peaked at 0.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Netherlands ranks 181st of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Netherlands?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Netherlands 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Netherlands ranks 181st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.