People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest) by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
100.0%
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lowest
6.6%
Chad
Median
77.4%
Years covered
18
2000–2017
Data points
1,663
What the numbers show
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest) is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Lao People's Democratic Republic; the lowest is 6.6% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 77.4%, and the mean is 68.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 196.8%), and the largest decrease in Liberia (down 34.1%).
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 100.0% | 2017 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.0% | 2017 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2017 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 4 | Paraguay | 99.8% | 2017 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 5 | Saint Lucia | 99.6% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 6 | Montenegro | 99.5% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Uruguay | 99.2% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Jordan | 99.1% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Belarus | 99.1% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 99.0% | 2017 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 11 | Thailand | 99.0% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 99.0% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 98.9% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Belize | 98.9% | 2017 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 15 | Maldives | 98.9% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 16 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.8% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Turkmenistan | 98.7% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 18 | Jamaica | 98.7% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Mexico | 98.5% | 2017 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 20 | Türkiye | 97.5% | 2017 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 97.5% | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.3% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 97.1% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 24 | Palestine, State of | 97.1% | 2017 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 25 | Serbia | 97.0% | 2017 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 26 | Barbados | 96.7% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Albania | 96.1% | 2017 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 28 | Tunisia | 95.8% | 2017 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 29 | Suriname | 95.8% | 2017 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 30 | Tajikistan | 95.6% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 31 | Indonesia | 94.3% | 2017 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 32 | Guyana | 93.8% | 2017 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 33 | Iraq | 92.9% | 2017 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 34 | Philippines | 92.9% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 35 | Colombia | 92.8% | 2017 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 36 | El Salvador | 91.5% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Panama | 91.2% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Algeria | 90.8% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Egypt | 88.9% | 2017 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 40 | Honduras | 88.1% | 2017 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 41 | Pakistan | 87.9% | 2017 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 42 | Senegal | 85.5% | 2017 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 43 | Rwanda | 84.5% | 2017 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 44 | Armenia | 84.3% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 45 | Republic of Moldova | 81.0% | 2017 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 46 | Cambodia | 78.9% | 2017 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 47 | India | 78.5% | 2017 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 78.3% | 2017 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 49 | Georgia | 77.4% | 2017 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 50 | Guatemala | 77.2% | 2017 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 51 | Nepal | 75.9% | 2017 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 52 | Yemen | 75.7% | 2017 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 53 | Lesotho | 74.9% | 2017 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 54 | Sao Tome and Principe | 69.5% | 2017 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 55 | South Africa | 69.3% | 2017 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 56 | Peru | 68.0% | 2017 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 57 | Burundi | 66.4% | 2017 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 58 | Sudan | 65.8% | 2017 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 59 | Mongolia | 64.0% | 2017 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 60 | Eswatini | 63.7% | 2017 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 62.7% | 2017 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 61.7% | 2017 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 63 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 52.0% | 2017 | up 137.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Namibia | 51.5% | 2017 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 65 | Mali | 51.2% | 2017 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 66 | Haiti | 50.8% | 2017 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 67 | Gabon | 48.4% | 2017 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 68 | Angola | 47.2% | 2017 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 69 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 46.3% | 2017 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 70 | Kenya | 46.3% | 2017 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 71 | Mauritania | 46.1% | 2017 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 72 | Gambia | 44.9% | 2017 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 73 | Nigeria | 42.3% | 2017 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 74 | Uganda | 41.9% | 2017 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 75 | Somalia | 39.7% | 2017 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 76 | Cameroon | 39.4% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 77 | Comoros | 38.8% | 2017 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 78 | Guinea | 37.9% | 2017 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 79 | Central African Republic | 36.6% | 2016 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 80 | Malawi | 34.3% | 2017 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 81 | Zambia | 32.9% | 2017 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 82 | Mozambique | 32.3% | 2017 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 83 | Afghanistan | 31.1% | 2017 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 84 | Ghana | 25.6% | 2017 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 85 | Côte d'Ivoire | 25.6% | 2017 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 21.7% | 2017 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 87 | Togo | 21.5% | 2017 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 88 | Congo | 19.0% | 2017 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 89 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 18.9% | 2017 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | 18.2% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 91 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.8% | 2017 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 92 | Benin | 16.8% | 2017 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 93 | Madagascar | 14.8% | 2017 | up 196.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Niger | 13.5% | 2017 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 95 | Ethiopia | 9.9% | 2017 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 96 | Liberia | 9.3% | 2017 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 97 | Chad | 6.6% | 2017 | down 2.6% | flat |