Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Australia
Australia: Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services was 96 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Australia is 96 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Australia peaked at 96 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 94 %, in 2000.
That places Australia 17th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94 % | — |
| 2001 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95 % | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94 % | 94 % | 94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 95 % | 95 % | 95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8 % | 95 % | 96 % | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Australia?
- Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Australia was 96 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 96 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94 % in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Australia ranks 17th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.