Basic sanitation access in Faroe Islands

90.9% of people in Faroe Islands used at least basic sanitation services in 2015.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2007 to 2015 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Faroe Islands is for 2015. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Faroe Islands, 2015 90.9% % of population
Change from 2014 0percentage points 2014: 90.9%
World, 2015 72.6% Official aggregate

Basic sanitation access in Faroe Islands 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 Faroe IslandsWorld
2024 – 82.2%
2023 – 81.5%
2022 – 80.4%
2021 – 79.4%
2020 – 78.3%
2019 – 77.2%
2018 – 76.0%
2017 – 74.9%
2016 – 73.8%
2015 90.9% 72.6%
2014 90.9% 71.4%
2013 90.9% 70.2%
2012 90.9% 68.9%
2011 90.9% 67.8%
2010 90.9% 66.7%
2009 90.9% 65.5%
2008 90.9% 64.3%
2007 90.9% 63.1%
2006 – 61.9%
2005 – 60.7%
2004 – 59.6%
2003 – 58.4%
2002 – 57.3%
2001 – 55.6%
2000 – 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2014.
  • Since 2007, when it was 90.9%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2015 was 72.6%.

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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
2007 to 2015 for Faroe Islands
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