Population using improved sanitation facilities by country
Countries reporting
232
Highest
1.43 billion
China
Lowest
1,782
Niue
Median
5.08 million
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,597
What the numbers show
Population using improved sanitation facilities is currently reported for 232 countries. The highest value is 1.43 billion in China; the lowest is 1,782 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.08 million, and the mean is 31.26 million.
Over the past decade 198 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 125.3%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French Part) (down 30.0%).
Population using improved sanitation facilities: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.43 billion | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 2 | India | 1.35 billion | 2024 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 344.11 million | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 268.67 million | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 199.64 million | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 196.11 million | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 153.01 million | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 8 | Nigeria | 148.39 million | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 9 | Russia | 133.55 million | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 130.86 million | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 11 | Japan | 123.68 million | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 12 | Egypt | 114.44 million | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 111.25 million | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 14 | Vietnam | 98.51 million | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 15 | Iran | 91.57 million | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 87.13 million | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 84.55 million | 2024 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 18 | Thailand | 71.59 million | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 69.02 million | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 20 | France | 66.55 million | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 59.33 million | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 22 | South Africa | 59.02 million | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 23 | South Korea | 51.58 million | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 51.42 million | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 47.91 million | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 26 | Myanmar | 46.84 million | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 27 | Iraq | 45.35 million | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 28 | Algeria | 45.27 million | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 42.63 million | 2016 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 30 | Tanzania | 39.52 million | 2024 | up 125.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Canada | 39.18 million | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 32 | Kenya | 38.62 million | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 33 | Poland | 38.54 million | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 34 | Ukraine | 37.85 million | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 35 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 37.25 million | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 35.86 million | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 35.56 million | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 38 | Sudan | 35.18 million | 2024 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Morocco | 34.02 million | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 33.89 million | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 41 | Peru | 30.33 million | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 42 | Afghanistan | 29.25 million | 2024 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 43 | Nepal | 29.05 million | 2024 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 44 | Venezuela | 27.95 million | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 45 | Yemen | 27.18 million | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 46 | Australia | 26.71 million | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 47 | Angola | 25.26 million | 2022 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 48 | Ghana | 25.18 million | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 24.92 million | 2024 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 50 | Syria | 24.63 million | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 23.04 million | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 52 | North Korea | 22.58 million | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 53 | Cote d'Ivoire | 21.99 million | 2024 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 54 | Uganda | 21.06 million | 2024 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 20.59 million | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 19.66 million | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 57 | Cameroon | 18.81 million | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 58 | Netherlands | 18.23 million | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 59 | Ecuador | 17.78 million | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 60 | Romania | 17.27 million | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 61 | Mali | 16.56 million | 2024 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 62 | Malawi | 16.44 million | 2024 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Cambodia | 16.34 million | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Mozambique | 15.27 million | 2024 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Guatemala | 15.20 million | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 14.83 million | 2024 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Senegal | 14.76 million | 2024 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 68 | Rwanda | 14.05 million | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 69 | Zambia | 12.80 million | 2024 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 70 | Madagascar | 12.21 million | 2024 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Tunisia | 12.18 million | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 72 | Somalia | 12.14 million | 2024 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 73 | Belgium | 11.74 million | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 74 | Jordan | 11.46 million | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 11.08 million | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 76 | United Arab Emirates | 11.00 million | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 10.93 million | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 78 | Bolivia | 10.92 million | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 79 | Cuba | 10.79 million | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 80 | Czechia | 10.74 million | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 81 | Sweden | 10.55 million | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 82 | Portugal | 10.43 million | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 10.32 million | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 10.28 million | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 85 | Honduras | 10.09 million | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 86 | Greece | 10.05 million | 2024 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 87 | Hungary | 9.68 million | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 88 | Israel | 9.38 million | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 89 | Guinea | 9.25 million | 2024 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 90 | Belarus | 9.16 million | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 91 | Austria | 9.12 million | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 92 | Switzerland | 8.92 million | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 93 | Burundi | 8.12 million | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 7.48 million | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.19 million | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 96 | Niger | 7.17 million | 2024 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 97 | Laos | 7.09 million | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 98 | Libya | 7.04 million | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 99 | Hong Kong | 7.03 million | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 100 | Paraguay | 6.90 million | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 6.76 million | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 102 | Serbia | 6.60 million | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 103 | El Salvador | 6.26 million | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 104 | Benin | 6.23 million | 2024 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 105 | Haiti | 6.04 million | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 106 | Denmark | 5.98 million | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 107 | Singapore | 5.83 million | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 108 | Lebanon | 5.81 million | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 109 | Finland | 5.62 million | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 110 | Norway | 5.58 million | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 111 | Slovakia | 5.50 million | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 112 | Palestine | 5.48 million | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 113 | Oman | 5.28 million | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 114 | New Zealand | 5.21 million | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 115 | Sierra Leone | 5.14 million | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 5.08 million | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 117 | Ireland | 5.08 million | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 118 | Kuwait | 4.93 million | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 119 | Togo | 4.63 million | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 120 | Panama | 4.08 million | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 121 | Croatia | 3.87 million | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 122 | Chad | 3.80 million | 2024 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 123 | Mauritania | 3.52 million | 2024 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 124 | Georgia | 3.49 million | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 125 | Uruguay | 3.37 million | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.25 million | 2018 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 127 | Puerto Rico | 3.24 million | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 128 | Congo | 3.24 million | 2021 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 129 | Papua New Guinea | 3.11 million | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 130 | Mongolia | 3.07 million | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 131 | Qatar | 3.05 million | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 132 | Liberia | 2.83 million | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 133 | Armenia | 2.82 million | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 134 | Jamaica | 2.80 million | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 135 | Lithuania | 2.80 million | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 136 | Albania | 2.79 million | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 137 | Moldova | 2.79 million | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 138 | South Sudan | 2.66 million | 2024 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 139 | Botswana | 2.25 million | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 140 | Slovenia | 2.10 million | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 141 | Gabon | 1.93 million | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 142 | North Macedonia | 1.81 million | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 143 | Latvia | 1.77 million | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 144 | Gambia | 1.65 million | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 1.63 million | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 146 | Bahrain | 1.61 million | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 147 | Namibia | 1.60 million | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 148 | Lesotho | 1.57 million | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.49 million | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 150 | Estonia | 1.36 million | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 151 | Cyprus | 1.35 million | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 152 | Mauritius | 1.26 million | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 153 | East Timor | 1.22 million | 2024 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 154 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.19 million | 2017 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 155 | Eswatini | 1.11 million | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.04 million | 2024 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Fiji | 928,784 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 158 | Reunion | 873,764 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 159 | Djibouti | 854,420 | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 160 | Guyana | 828,164 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 161 | Bhutan | 770,816 | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 162 | Macao | 720,262 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 163 | Eritrea | 678,182 | 2016 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 672,993 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 165 | Comoros | 632,204 | 2024 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 166 | Montenegro | 626,364 | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 167 | Suriname | 609,494 | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 168 | Malta | 539,607 | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 169 | Maldives | 527,799 | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 170 | Cape Verde | 472,026 | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 171 | Brunei | 462,721 | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 172 | Iceland | 393,396 | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 173 | Belize | 386,752 | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 174 | Bahamas | 386,744 | 2019 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 175 | Guadeloupe | 374,084 | 2024 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 176 | Martinique | 341,429 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | 332,396 | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 178 | Mayotte | 326,505 | 2024 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 179 | New Caledonia | 292,639 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 180 | French Guiana | 290,416 | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 181 | Barbados | 282,467 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 182 | French Polynesia | 274,790 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 183 | Vanuatu | 238,128 | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 184 | Samoa | 217,009 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 185 | Saint Lucia | 167,630 | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 186 | Curacao | 167,116 | 2017 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 187 | Guam | 166,432 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 188 | Seychelles | 130,418 | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 128,276 | 2024 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 190 | Grenada | 111,182 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 191 | Aruba | 106,812 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 192 | Jersey | 103,846 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 193 | Tonga | 102,620 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 194 | Micronesia (country) | 100,328 | 2020 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 195 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 96,034 | 2018 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 93,402 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 197 | Kiribati | 85,022 | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 198 | United States Virgin Islands | 84,276 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 199 | Isle of Man | 84,160 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 200 | Andorra | 81,938 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 201 | Cayman Islands | 69,528 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 202 | Bermuda | 64,598 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 203 | Guernsey | 64,280 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 204 | Dominica | 57,222 | 2017 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 205 | American Samoa | 46,035 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 206 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 45,934 | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 207 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 45,310 | 2017 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 208 | Faroe Islands | 44,437 | 2015 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 209 | Northern Mariana Islands | 44,171 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 210 | Liechtenstein | 39,850 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 211 | Gibraltar | 39,329 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 212 | Monaco | 38,631 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 213 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 38,521 | 2017 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 214 | Greenland | 34,994 | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 215 | Marshall Islands | 33,982 | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 216 | San Marino | 33,581 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 217 | British Virgin Islands | 32,814 | 2016 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 218 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 30,675 | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 219 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 26,129 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 220 | Palau | 17,522 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 221 | Anguilla | 14,292 | 2017 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 222 | Cook Islands | 13,566 | 2024 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 223 | Nauru | 11,518 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 224 | Saint Barthelemy | 11,258 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 225 | Wallis and Futuna | 10,482 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 226 | Tuvalu | 9,346 | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 227 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5,624 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 228 | Saint Helena | 5,237 | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 229 | Montserrat | 4,389 | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 230 | Falkland Islands | 3,470 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 231 | Tokelau | 2,506 | 2024 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 232 | Niue | 1,782 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |