Basic sanitation access in Greenland

62.5% of people in Greenland used at least basic sanitation services in 2022.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2014 to 2022 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Greenland is for 2022. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Greenland, 2022 62.5% % of population
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 62.5%
World, 2022 80.4% Official aggregate

Basic sanitation access in Greenland 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 GreenlandWorld
2024 – 82.2%
2023 – 81.5%
2022 62.5% 80.4%
2021 62.5% 79.4%
2020 62.5% 78.3%
2019 62.5% 77.2%
2018 62.5% 76.0%
2017 62.5% 74.9%
2016 62.5% 73.8%
2015 62.5% 72.6%
2014 62.5% 71.4%
2013 – 70.2%
2012 – 68.9%
2011 – 67.8%
2010 – 66.7%
2009 – 65.5%
2008 – 64.3%
2007 – 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 2021.
  • Since 2014, when it was 62.5%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2022 was 80.4%.

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
2014 to 2022 for Greenland
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