Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Germany or United States of America?

United States of America, at 97.0% against 96.8% in Germany as of 2024.

What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Germany and United States of America?

0.2%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs United States of America: Sanitation facilities usage

Germany

96.8%

in 2024

United States of America

97.0%

in 2024

Germany rank

18th

United States of America rank

17th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Germany
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 97.0% against 96.8% in Germany, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 17th of 150 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	96.2%	96.8%	0.6%	United States of America
2010s	96.5%	96.9%	0.4%	United States of America
2020s	96.7%	97.0%	0.2%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Germany or United States of America?: United States of America, at 97.0% against 96.8% in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Germany and United States of America?: 0.2%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Germany ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 17th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage
Unit: %
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.