Safely managed sanitation in Switzerland

99.7% of people in Switzerland used safely managed sanitation in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using safely managed sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Switzerland, 2024 99.7% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 99.7%
World, 2024 58.5% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 92.9% Middle value of 37 countries
Position in 2024 7th of 141 See the full ranking

Safely managed sanitation in Switzerland 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period SwitzerlandWorld
2024 99.7% 58.5%
2023 99.7% 57.8%
2022 99.7% 57.0%
2021 99.7% 56.1%
2020 99.6% 55.2%
2019 99.5% 54.2%
2018 99.3% 52.8%
2017 99.1% 51.3%
2016 98.9% 49.9%
2015 98.7% 48.4%
2014 98.6% 46.9%
2013 98.4% 45.5%
2012 98.2% 44.1%
2011 98.1% 42.8%
2010 97.9% 41.5%
2009 97.9% 40.2%
2008 97.8% 38.9%
2007 97.8% 37.6%
2006 97.8% 36.3%
2005 97.8% 35.1%
2004 97.8% 34.0%
2003 97.8% 32.8%
2002 97.8% 31.7%
2001 97.8% 31.7%
2000 97.8% 31.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 99.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 98.6%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 141 countries with data for 2024, Switzerland has the 7th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 58.5%.

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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.SMSS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Switzerland
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