Basic sanitation access in Canada

98.6% of people in Canada used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Canada, 2024 98.6% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 98.6%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 99.0% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 63rd of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Canada over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period CanadaWorld
2024 98.6% 82.2%
2023 98.6% 81.5%
2022 98.6% 80.4%
2021 98.6% 79.4%
2020 98.7% 78.3%
2019 98.8% 77.2%
2018 98.8% 76.0%
2017 98.9% 74.9%
2016 99.0% 73.8%
2015 99.1% 72.6%
2014 99.2% 71.4%
2013 99.3% 70.2%
2012 99.3% 68.9%
2011 99.4% 67.8%
2010 99.5% 66.7%
2009 99.6% 65.5%
2008 99.7% 64.3%
2007 99.8% 63.1%
2006 99.8% 61.9%
2005 99.9% 60.7%
2004 99.9% 59.6%
2003 99.9% 58.4%
2002 99.9% 57.3%
2001 99.9% 55.6%
2000 99.9% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 98.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 99.2%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Canada has the 63rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Canada
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene