6.2.1.a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services (%) by country
Countries reporting
132
Highest
100
Andorra
Lowest
2.7
Benin
Median
61.17
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
2,993
What the numbers show
6.2.1.a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services (%) is currently reported for 132 countries. The highest value is 100 in Andorra; the lowest is 2.7 in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 61.17, and the mean is 59.29.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 37.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 105.8%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 25.8%).
6.2.1.a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100 | 2022 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Qatar | 99.94 | 2022 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 99.82 | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 7 | Austria | 99.67 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | South Korea | 99.45 | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 9 | Japan | 99.14 | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 10 | Denmark | 98.8 | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 98.46 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 98.12 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Poland | 97.92 | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 97.5 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | United States | 97.04 | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Germany | 96.89 | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 17 | Israel | 96.25 | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 18 | Liechtenstein | 96.22 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Australia | 95.82 | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 95.8 | 2022 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 21 | Sweden | 95.56 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 22 | Chile | 95.32 | 2022 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 95.31 | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 94.9 | 2022 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 92.76 | 2022 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 92.64 | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 27 | Bahrain | 92.23 | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 28 | Greece | 92.16 | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 90.42 | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | San Marino | 90.19 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 31 | Finland | 90.01 | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 32 | Spain | 89.97 | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Czechia | 89.69 | 2022 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 34 | France | 89.67 | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 35 | New Zealand | 88.74 | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 36 | Malta | 88.18 | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 37 | Hungary | 87.84 | 2022 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 38 | Romania | 87.58 | 2022 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 39 | Malaysia | 85.97 | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 40 | Latvia | 85.24 | 2021 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 41 | Slovenia | 84.04 | 2022 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 42 | Canada | 83.93 | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 43 | Slovakia | 82.49 | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 44 | Jordan | 82.34 | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 45 | Tunisia | 81.13 | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 79.92 | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 47 | Ireland | 79.8 | 2022 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 48 | Italy | 79.03 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 49 | Turkey | 78.69 | 2022 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 50 | Norway | 78.07 | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 51 | Croatia | 77.96 | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 52 | Cyprus | 76.84 | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 53 | Belarus | 75.04 | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 74.54 | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 73.46 | 2022 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 56 | Ukraine | 71.93 | 2022 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 57 | South Africa | 71.71 | 2022 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 58 | Palestine | 70.11 | 2022 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 69.04 | 2019 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 60 | China | 67.22 | 2022 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 61 | Egypt | 67.17 | 2022 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 62 | Mongolia | 65.96 | 2022 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 63 | Philippines | 62.73 | 2022 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 64 | Mexico | 62.5 | 2022 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 65 | Algeria | 62.41 | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 66 | Russia | 61.2 | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 67 | Laos | 61.13 | 2022 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 68 | Morocco | 61.01 | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 69 | Myanmar | 60.61 | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 70 | Peru | 57.67 | 2022 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 71 | Montenegro | 57.4 | 2022 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 72 | Albania | 56.35 | 2022 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 73 | Paraguay | 55.19 | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54.56 | 2018 | up 105.8% | rising |
| 75 | Iraq | 52.77 | 2022 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 76 | Honduras | 52.61 | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 77 | India | 52.14 | 2022 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Nepal | 50.58 | 2022 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 79 | Bhutan | 50.51 | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 80 | Brazil | 49.59 | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 81 | Fiji | 48.79 | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 82 | Lesotho | 47.52 | 2022 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 83 | Malawi | 46.19 | 2022 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Argentina | 46.19 | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 85 | Guyana | 44.22 | 2022 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 86 | Vietnam | 43.66 | 2022 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 43.13 | 2022 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 88 | Samoa | 42.93 | 2022 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 89 | Ecuador | 41.59 | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 90 | Cuba | 41.33 | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 91 | Djibouti | 39.6 | 2022 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 92 | Tuvalu | 37.23 | 2022 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 93 | Cambodia | 36.73 | 2022 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 94 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34 | 2022 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 95 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 33.95 | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 96 | Somalia | 32.56 | 2022 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 97 | Tonga | 32.05 | 2022 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 98 | Nigeria | 31.97 | 2022 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 31.81 | 2022 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 100 | Kenya | 31.5 | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 101 | Bangladesh | 30.98 | 2022 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 102 | Gambia | 27.99 | 2022 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 103 | Venezuela | 27.07 | 2022 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 104 | Thailand | 26.32 | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 105 | Lebanon | 25.67 | 2022 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 106 | Serbia | 25.39 | 2022 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 25.35 | 2022 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 108 | Suriname | 25.16 | 2022 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 109 | Tanzania | 25.11 | 2022 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 110 | Kiribati | 24.79 | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 111 | Georgia | 24.08 | 2022 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 112 | Libya | 23.83 | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 113 | Yemen | 19.16 | 2022 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 114 | Colombia | 18.44 | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 115 | Uganda | 17.8 | 2022 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 116 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.25 | 2022 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 117 | Mali | 15.92 | 2022 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 118 | Ghana | 15.83 | 2022 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 119 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.44 | 2022 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 15.39 | 2022 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 121 | Senegal | 14.06 | 2022 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 122 | Central African Republic | 13.35 | 2022 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 123 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 13.04 | 2022 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 124 | Madagascar | 12.33 | 2022 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 12.18 | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 126 | Chad | 10.91 | 2022 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 127 | Armenia | 10.75 | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | 9.75 | 2022 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 129 | Niger | 8.12 | 2022 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 130 | Ethiopia | 7.22 | 2022 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 131 | Togo | 5.76 | 2022 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 132 | Benin | 2.7 | 2022 | up 34.7% | rising |