Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Estonia
Estonia: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Estonia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Estonia is 99.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Estonia peaked at 99.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2024.
That places Estonia 78th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.8% | — |
| 2001 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 99.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.9%, 100% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 99.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 75 South Korea 99.7% compare
- 76 Guadeloupe 99.7% compare
- 77 Palestine 99.7% compare
- 79 Guyana 99.6% compare
- 80 United States 99.6% compare
- 81 Turkey 99.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Estonia
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 299.84 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0241 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 218.94 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 181.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Estonia?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Estonia was 99.7% 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Estonia ranks 78th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Estonia 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.