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Share of domestic wastewater that is safely treated

The proportion of wastewater from households and the service industry that is safely treated at the source or through centralized wastewater treatment plants before being discharged into the environment.

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31 Jul 2026
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17 Sept 2026
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World Health Organisation and United Nations Human Settlements Programme and United Nations Statistics Division

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