People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) by country
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated...
Countries reporting
145
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
8.1%
Ethiopia
Median
60.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,319
What the numbers show
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) is currently reported for 145 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 8.1% in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.8%, and the mean is 59.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 202.7%), and the largest decrease in Naoero (down 17.4%).
People using safely managed sanitation services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Qatar | 99.9% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 99.7% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | 99.3% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 9 | Japan | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Denmark | 98.9% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 98.5% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 98.4% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 97.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Poland | 97.8% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 97.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Israel | 97.2% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 17 | United States of America | 97.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Germany | 96.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Lithuania | 96.4% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 96.3% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 21 | Liechtenstein | 96.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Australia | 95.8% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 23 | Sweden | 95.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Chile | 95.1% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 94.9% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 26 | Hong Kong, China | 94.8% | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 93.9% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 28 | Bahrain | 93.4% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 93.0% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 30 | Greece | 92.9% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 92.5% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 32 | Ukraine | 92.4% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 33 | Hungary | 91.7% | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 34 | Czechia | 91.4% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 35 | Estonia | 90.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | San Marino | 90.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Finland | 90.1% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 38 | France | 90.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 39 | Romania | 89.8% | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 40 | New Zealand | 88.8% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 41 | Spain | 88.3% | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 42 | Malaysia | 85.8% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 43 | Isle of Man | 84.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Slovenia | 84.5% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 83.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 46 | Slovakia | 83.4% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 47 | Canada | 81.3% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 48 | Ireland | 81.3% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 49 | Jordan | 80.1% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 50 | Macau, China | 80.0% | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 51 | Tunisia | 79.8% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 52 | Türkiye | 78.9% | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 53 | Italy | 78.2% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 54 | Norway | 77.9% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 55 | Cyprus | 77.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 75.7% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 57 | Croatia | 74.7% | 2021 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 74.6% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 59 | Belarus | 74.4% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 60 | South Africa | 73.8% | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 61 | Jamaica | 73.6% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 62 | Palestine, State of | 73.5% | 2024 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 63 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 71.4% | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 64 | Mongolia | 69.9% | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 65 | Albania | 69.3% | 2024 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 66 | China | 68.9% | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 68.0% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 68 | Georgia | 63.0% | 2024 | up 202.7% | rising |
| 69 | India | 62.8% | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 70 | Mexico | 62.7% | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 71 | Algeria | 62.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 72 | Philippines | 62.2% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 73 | Eswatini | 60.8% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 74 | Myanmar | 60.5% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 75 | Paraguay | 58.5% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 76 | Russian Federation | 58.2% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 77 | Egypt | 57.3% | 2024 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56.6% | 2018 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 79 | Peru | 56.5% | 2024 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 80 | Brazil | 55.0% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 81 | Nepal | 53.4% | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 82 | Cambodia | 51.6% | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 83 | Iraq | 50.9% | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 84 | Montenegro | 50.9% | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 85 | Bhutan | 49.5% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 86 | Comoros | 49.4% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 87 | Ecuador | 49.3% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 88 | Argentina | 48.5% | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 89 | Fiji | 48.5% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 90 | Malawi | 46.2% | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Cuba | 45.9% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 92 | Viet Nam | 45.4% | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 93 | Samoa | 44.1% | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 94 | Lesotho | 43.8% | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 95 | Guyana | 43.4% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 96 | Yemen | 43.1% | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 43.0% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 98 | American Samoa | 42.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 99 | Tuvalu | 39.7% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 100 | Djibouti | 39.7% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 38.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 37.3% | 2024 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 103 | El Salvador | 36.0% | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 104 | Kenya | 35.8% | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 105 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34.7% | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 106 | Mozambique | 33.9% | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 107 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 33.9% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 108 | Naoero | 33.2% | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 109 | Puerto Rico | 32.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Nigeria | 32.2% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 111 | Tonga | 31.2% | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 112 | Senegal | 30.1% | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 113 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 28.5% | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 114 | Gambia | 28.1% | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 115 | Côte d'Ivoire | 27.1% | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 116 | Thailand | 26.7% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 26.3% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 118 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 26.0% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 119 | Lebanon | 25.7% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 120 | Suriname | 25.1% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 121 | Afghanistan | 24.8% | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 122 | Burkina Faso | 24.7% | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 123 | Kiribati | 24.6% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 124 | Serbia | 24.1% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 125 | Zimbabwe | 23.6% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.6% | 2024 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 127 | Libya | 21.7% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 128 | Uganda | 20.4% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 129 | Mali | 20.0% | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 130 | Ghana | 18.8% | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 131 | Colombia | 18.7% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 16.8% | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea | 16.7% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 134 | Somalia | 16.4% | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 135 | Benin | 16.4% | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 136 | Central African Republic | 13.5% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 137 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 13.1% | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 138 | Togo | 13.0% | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 139 | Madagascar | 12.8% | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 140 | North Macedonia | 12.1% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 141 | Chad | 11.1% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 142 | Armenia | 10.7% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 143 | Niger | 9.1% | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 144 | Morocco | 8.4% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 145 | Ethiopia | 8.1% | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 95.4%
- High income 84.4%
- Europe & Central Asia 80.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 74.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 68.6%
- East Asia & Pacific 63.6%
- Upper middle income 62.4%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 62.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 62.3%
- IBRD only 61.5%
- South Asia 60.1%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 60.1%
- World 58.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 54.4%
- IDA & IBRD total 53.4%
- Lower middle income 51.9%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 51.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 51.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 51.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean 51.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 51.2%
- IDA blend 36.9%
- IDA total 32.6%
- IDA only 30.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 27.9%
- Low income 26.9%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 26.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 25.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 25.9%
- Africa Western and Central 25.8%
About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.