People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) by country
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities...
Countries reporting
215
Highest
100.0%
Andorra, Principality of
Lowest
10.4%
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of
Median
93.2%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
6,338
What the numbers show
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra, Principality of; the lowest is 10.4% in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.2%, and the mean is 80.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 161 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 71.0%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 14.1%).
People using at least basic sanitation services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra, Principality of | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Brunei Darussalam | 100.0% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Isle of Man | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Martin | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino, Republic of | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Chile | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Liechtenstein | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Japan | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 21 | Bermuda | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | Qatar | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Israel | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Spain | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Switzerland | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Italy | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 27 | Northern Mariana Islands | 99.8% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 28 | Belarus, Republic of | 99.7% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 29 | Turkmenistan | 99.7% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 30 | Korea, Republic of | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Maldives | 99.7% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 32 | Seychelles | 99.7% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 33 | Portugal | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | United States | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 35 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.6% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 37 | Belgium | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 38 | Cyprus | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Finland | 99.4% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 39 | Least developed countries | 42.3% | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 40 | Palestine | 99.4% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 99.4% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 42 | Oman | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 43 | Albania | 99.3% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 44 | Türkiye, Republic of | 99.3% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 45 | United States Virgin Islands | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 46 | Germany | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 47 | Lebanon | 99.2% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 48 | Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 99.2% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 49 | Uruguay | 99.2% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 50 | United Kingdom | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 52 | Czech Republic | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 53 | Palau, Republic of | 99.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 54 | Estonia, Republic of | 99.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 55 | Greece | 99.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 56 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 99.0% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 57 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 99.0% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 58 | Poland, Republic of | 99.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 59 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 98.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 98.8% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 61 | Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 98.8% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 62 | Iceland | 98.8% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 63 | Sweden | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 64 | France | 98.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 65 | Canada | 98.6% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.5% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 67 | Tunisia | 98.5% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 68 | Iraq | 98.5% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 69 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 98.4% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 70 | Slovenia, Republic of | 98.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 71 | Barbados | 98.1% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 72 | Norway | 98.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 73 | Hungary | 98.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 74 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 97.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 75 | Serbia, Republic of | 97.9% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 76 | Montenegro | 97.8% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 77 | Ukraine | 97.7% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 78 | Netherlands, The | 97.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 97.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 97.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 81 | Slovak Republic | 97.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 82 | French Polynesia | 97.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 83 | Mauritius | 97.4% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 84 | China (People’s Republic of) | 97.3% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 85 | Samoa | 97.1% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 86 | Egypt | 97.1% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 87 | British Virgin Islands | 96.9% | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 88 | Colombia | 96.6% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 89 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 96.5% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 90 | Jordan | 96.4% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 91 | Lithuania, Republic of | 96.4% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 92 | Malaysia | 96.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 93 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 96.0% | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 94 | Paraguay | 95.9% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 95 | Croatia, Republic of | 95.8% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 96 | Syrian Arab Republic | 95.6% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 97 | Viet Nam | 95.4% | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95.4% | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 95.4% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 100 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 95.0% | 2017 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 101 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 94.8% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 102 | Argentina | 94.8% | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 103 | Cuba | 94.8% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 94.2% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 105 | Tonga | 93.9% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 106 | Bahamas, The | 93.7% | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 107 | Armenia | 93.7% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 108 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 93.2% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 109 | Mexico | 93.0% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 110 | Fiji, Republic of | 92.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 111 | Grenada | 92.6% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 112 | Latvia, Republic of | 92.5% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 113 | Brazil | 92.4% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 114 | Russian Federation | 92.2% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 115 | Jamaica | 91.6% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 116 | Guyana | 91.3% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 117 | Ecuador | 91.2% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 118 | Faroe Islands | 90.9% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Georgia | 90.7% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 120 | Romania | 90.5% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 121 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 90.5% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 122 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 90.5% | 2020 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 123 | Guam | 90.4% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 124 | Dominican Republic | 90.1% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 125 | Suriname | 90.0% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 126 | Ireland | 89.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 127 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 89.7% | 2018 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 128 | Tuvalu | 89.7% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 129 | Panama | 89.1% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 130 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 88.7% | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 131 | Libya | 88.5% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 132 | Indonesia | 88.2% | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 133 | El Salvador | 88.0% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 134 | Morocco | 87.8% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 135 | Honduras | 87.7% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 136 | Philippines | 87.2% | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 137 | Moldova, Republic of | 86.9% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 138 | Bhutan | 86.8% | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 139 | Bulgaria | 86.1% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 140 | Nepal | 86.0% | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 141 | Algeria | 85.9% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 142 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 84.8% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 143 | Belize | 84.3% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 144 | India | 83.4% | 2024 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 145 | St. Lucia | 83.4% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 146 | Cambodia | 83.3% | 2024 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Cayman Islands | 83.2% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 148 | Cabo Verde | 83.1% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 149 | Rwanda | 81.3% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 150 | Dominica | 80.4% | 2017 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 151 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 79.0% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 152 | Peru | 78.8% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 153 | South Africa | 77.4% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 154 | Mongolia | 74.3% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 155 | Myanmar | 74.2% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 156 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 72.9% | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 157 | Botswana | 72.1% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 158 | Pakistan | 71.9% | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 159 | Bolivia | 71.6% | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 160 | Nauru, Republic of | 71.3% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 161 | Guatemala | 71.2% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 162 | Bangladesh | 67.6% | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 163 | Djibouti | 67.0% | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 164 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 66.3% | 2017 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 165 | Sudan | 65.7% | 2024 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 166 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 64.5% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 167 | Yemen, Republic of | 63.1% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 168 | Senegal | 62.5% | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 169 | Greenland | 62.5% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | American Samoa | 62.1% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 171 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 58.7% | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 172 | Gabon | 57.4% | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 173 | Comoros, Union of the | 57.2% | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 174 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 54.5% | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 175 | Angola | 50.3% | 2022 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 176 | Malawi | 49.2% | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 177 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 48.7% | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 178 | Gambia | 48.2% | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 179 | Nigeria | 47.9% | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 180 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 47.9% | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 47.8% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 182 | Mali | 47.8% | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 183 | Cameroon | 47.1% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 184 | Kiribati | 45.2% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 185 | Burundi | 44.6% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 186 | Somalia | 44.5% | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 187 | Kenya | 40.9% | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 188 | Côte d’Ivoire | 40.4% | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 189 | Namibia | 38.7% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 190 | Mozambique, Republic of | 38.6% | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 191 | Zambia | 37.5% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 192 | Tanzania | 37.2% | 2024 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Solomon Islands | 34.6% | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 194 | Zimbabwe | 34.6% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 195 | Guinea | 32.6% | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 196 | Burkina Faso | 31.8% | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 197 | Ghana | 31.6% | 2024 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 198 | Haiti | 29.1% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 199 | Guinea-Bissau | 28.9% | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 200 | Togo | 25.2% | 2024 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 201 | Sierra Leone | 24.9% | 2024 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 202 | Uganda | 23.9% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 203 | Papua New Guinea | 23.6% | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 204 | Liberia | 23.3% | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 205 | Benin | 22.2% | 2024 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 206 | Congo, Republic of | 20.6% | 2021 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 207 | Niger | 16.3% | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 208 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 16.3% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 209 | Madagascar | 15.4% | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 210 | South Sudan, Republic of | 14.4% | 2024 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 211 | Central African Republic | 14.0% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 212 | Chad | 13.1% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 213 | Eritrea, The State of | 11.9% | 2016 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 214 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 10.4% | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 99.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 37.1%
- Post-demographic dividend 99.2%
- Euro area 98.8%
- OECD members 98.7%
- European Union 98.5%
- High income 98.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 98.1%
- Europe & Central Asia 97.4%
- Late-demographic dividend 96.3%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 96.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 95.8%
About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.