Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) was 90.9% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Faroe Islands, 2007–2015
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 Faroe Islands is 90.9%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Faroe Islands peaked at 90.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 90.9%, in 2007.
Faroe Islands ranks 164th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 90.9% | — |
| 2008 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 90.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.9%, 91% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 90.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 91% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.9% | 90.9% | 90.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 90.9% | 90.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 161 Georgia 91.5% compare
- 162 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 91.5% compare
- 163 Laos 91.3% compare
- 165 Romania 90.8% compare
- 166 Marshall Islands 90.5% compare
- 167 Micronesia (country) 90.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Faroe Islands
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 142,484 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -7.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 20,895 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2817 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 279,001 current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.4061 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -7.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Faroe Islands?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Faroe Islands was 90.9% in 2015, 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 Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.9% in 2007.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Faroe Islands ranks 164th out of 232 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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.