Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Slovakia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 0.0% for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Slovakia peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
Slovakia ranks 175th of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 79% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More reference data data for Slovakia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1453 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7263 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7911 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Slovakia?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Slovakia 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Slovakia ranks 175th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.