Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services (Sanitation) by country
Countries reporting
231
Highest
100
Andorra
Lowest
10.36
Ethiopia
Median
94.77
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
7,089
What the numbers show
Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services (Sanitation) is currently reported for 231 countries. The highest value is 100 in Andorra; the lowest is 10.36 in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.77, and the mean is 81.85.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 174 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 71.0%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 14.1%).
Proportion of population using at least basic … Proportion sanitation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 100 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Isle of Man | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macao | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mayotte | 100 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 1 | Falkland Islands | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Barthelemy | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Helena | 100 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 21 | Chile | 100 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 99.97 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Liechtenstein | 99.95 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Japan | 99.94 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Bermuda | 99.94 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Qatar | 99.94 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 27 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 99.94 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 28 | Israel | 99.92 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Spain | 99.92 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 30 | Switzerland | 99.9 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 31 | Italy | 99.88 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 32 | Northern Mariana Islands | 99.76 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 33 | Belarus | 99.75 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 99.74 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 35 | South Korea | 99.73 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 36 | Guadeloupe | 99.73 | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 37 | Maldives | 99.7 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 38 | Seychelles | 99.7 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 39 | Portugal | 99.66 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 40 | United States | 99.62 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 41 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.61 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 42 | Denmark | 99.6 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 43 | Belgium | 99.49 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 44 | Martinique | 99.49 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 45 | Cyprus | 99.48 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 46 | Reunion | 99.45 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 47 | Finland | 99.45 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 48 | Palestine | 99.39 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 49 | Thailand | 99.35 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 50 | Oman | 99.32 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 51 | Albania | 99.3 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 52 | Turkey | 99.28 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 53 | United States Virgin Islands | 99.26 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 54 | Germany | 99.23 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 55 | Lebanon | 99.2 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 56 | Curacao | 99.17 | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 57 | Uruguay | 99.15 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 58 | United Kingdom | 99.1 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 99.09 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 60 | Czechia | 99.07 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 61 | Palau | 99.02 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 62 | Estonia | 99.02 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 63 | Greece | 99.01 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 99 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 98.98 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 66 | Poland | 98.96 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 67 | Aruba | 98.84 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 68 | Cook Islands | 98.81 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 98.79 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 70 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 98.78 | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 71 | Iceland | 98.78 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 72 | Sweden | 98.74 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 73 | France | 98.64 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 74 | Canada | 98.59 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.54 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 76 | Tunisia | 98.54 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 77 | Iraq | 98.5 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 78 | Venezuela | 98.4 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 79 | Slovenia | 98.31 | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 80 | Barbados | 98.09 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 81 | Norway | 98.05 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 82 | Hungary | 97.97 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 97.94 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 84 | Serbia | 97.94 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 85 | Niue | 97.94 | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 86 | Montenegro | 97.85 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 87 | Ukraine | 97.73 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 88 | Netherlands | 97.66 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 97.61 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 90 | Luxembourg | 97.6 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 91 | Slovakia | 97.54 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 92 | French Polynesia | 97.51 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 93 | Mauritius | 97.37 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 94 | China | 97.27 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 95 | Samoa | 97.1 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 96 | Egypt | 97.09 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 97 | Tokelau | 96.93 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 98 | British Virgin Islands | 96.86 | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 99 | Anguilla | 96.7 | 2017 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 100 | Colombia | 96.58 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 96.55 | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 102 | Jordan | 96.41 | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 103 | Lithuania | 96.4 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 104 | Malaysia | 96.02 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 95.99 | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 106 | Paraguay | 95.93 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 107 | Croatia | 95.79 | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 108 | Syria | 95.65 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 109 | Vietnam | 95.45 | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 110 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 95.4 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95.39 | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 95.35 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 113 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 94.95 | 2017 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 114 | Hong Kong | 94.83 | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 115 | Argentina | 94.82 | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 116 | Cuba | 94.77 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 94.18 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 118 | French Guiana | 94.13 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 119 | Tonga | 93.93 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 120 | Bahamas | 93.71 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 121 | Armenia | 93.66 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 122 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 93.45 | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 123 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 93.15 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 124 | Mexico | 92.99 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 125 | Wallis and Futuna | 92.95 | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 126 | Fiji | 92.75 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 127 | Grenada | 92.62 | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 128 | Latvia | 92.53 | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 129 | Brazil | 92.4 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 130 | Russia | 92.22 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 131 | Jamaica | 91.63 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 132 | Guyana | 91.31 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 133 | Ecuador | 91.2 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 134 | Faroe Islands | 90.88 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Georgia | 90.68 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 136 | Romania | 90.54 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 137 | Iran | 90.46 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 138 | Micronesia (country) | 90.45 | 2020 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 139 | Guam | 90.38 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 140 | Dominican Republic | 90.12 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 141 | Suriname | 90 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 142 | Ireland | 89.73 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 143 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 89.7 | 2018 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 144 | Tuvalu | 89.67 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 145 | Montserrat | 89.41 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 146 | Panama | 89.05 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 147 | Laos | 88.73 | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 148 | Libya | 88.5 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 149 | Indonesia | 88.2 | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 150 | El Salvador | 88.04 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 151 | Morocco | 87.78 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 152 | Honduras | 87.67 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 153 | Philippines | 87.15 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 154 | Moldova | 86.88 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 155 | Bhutan | 86.84 | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 156 | Bulgaria | 86.08 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 157 | Nepal | 86.03 | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 158 | Algeria | 85.91 | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 159 | North Korea | 84.82 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 160 | Belize | 84.3 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 161 | India | 83.38 | 2024 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 83.36 | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 163 | Cambodia | 83.34 | 2024 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Cayman Islands | 83.24 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 165 | Cape Verde | 83.13 | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 166 | Rwanda | 81.33 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 167 | Dominica | 80.37 | 2017 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 168 | Marshall Islands | 78.96 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 169 | Peru | 78.77 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 170 | South Africa | 77.38 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 171 | Mongolia | 74.28 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 172 | Myanmar | 74.18 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 173 | East Timor | 72.94 | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 174 | Botswana | 72.12 | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 175 | Pakistan | 71.88 | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 176 | Bolivia | 71.58 | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 177 | Nauru | 71.32 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 178 | Guatemala | 71.17 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 179 | Bangladesh | 67.62 | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 180 | Djibouti | 67.02 | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 181 | Equatorial Guinea | 66.31 | 2017 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 182 | Sudan | 65.71 | 2024 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 183 | Eswatini | 64.46 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 184 | Yemen | 63.08 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 185 | Senegal | 62.52 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 186 | Greenland | 62.5 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | American Samoa | 62.12 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 188 | Mauritania | 58.68 | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 189 | Gabon | 57.4 | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 190 | Comoros | 57.22 | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 191 | Afghanistan | 54.5 | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 192 | Angola | 50.3 | 2022 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 193 | Malawi | 49.23 | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Sao Tome and Principe | 48.68 | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 195 | Gambia | 48.17 | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 196 | Nigeria | 47.9 | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 197 | Lesotho | 47.89 | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 198 | Vanuatu | 47.81 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 199 | Mali | 47.76 | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 200 | Cameroon | 47.07 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 201 | Kiribati | 45.17 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 202 | Burundi | 44.63 | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 203 | Somalia | 44.46 | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 204 | Kenya | 40.88 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 205 | Cote d'Ivoire | 40.41 | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 206 | Namibia | 38.72 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 207 | Mozambique | 38.59 | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 208 | Zambia | 37.48 | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 209 | Tanzania | 37.22 | 2024 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 210 | Solomon Islands | 34.65 | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 211 | Zimbabwe | 34.64 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 212 | Guinea | 32.65 | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 213 | Burkina Faso | 31.8 | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 214 | Ghana | 31.58 | 2024 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 215 | Haiti | 29.11 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 216 | Guinea-Bissau | 28.94 | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 217 | Togo | 25.17 | 2024 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 218 | Sierra Leone | 24.91 | 2024 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 219 | Uganda | 23.9 | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 220 | Papua New Guinea | 23.57 | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 221 | Liberia | 23.34 | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 222 | Benin | 22.25 | 2024 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 223 | Congo | 20.55 | 2021 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 224 | Niger | 16.34 | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 225 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 16.3 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 226 | Madagascar | 15.37 | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 227 | South Sudan | 14.43 | 2024 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 228 | Central African Republic | 14.04 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 229 | Chad | 13.14 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 230 | Eritrea | 11.94 | 2016 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 231 | Ethiopia | 10.36 | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) 100
- América del Norte 99.51
- Europa Occidental 99.03
- World Bank (high income) 98.33
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 98.03
- Europe (WHO regions) 97.47
- Europa y Asia Central 97.45
- Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 97.36
- Europa del Este y Asia Central 95.58
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) 95.18
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 95.13
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico 94.84
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 94.35
- World Bank (upper middle income) 94.28
- Americas (WHO regions) 93.77
- Northern Africa (African Union) 92.12
- Oriente Medio y África del Norte 91.74
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 90.97
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 90.44
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 90.39
- América Latina y el Caribe 90.39
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 89.12
- (SDGRC) North Africa 87.31
- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) 86.86
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) 82.64
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) 82.01
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 81.23
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 81.2
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 80.09
- Asia Meridional 80.09
- World Bank (lower middle income) 74.62
- Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) 69.09
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 55.65
- OECD Fragile Contexts 51.92
- (SDGRC) Southern Africa 49.27
- Southern Africa (African Union) 48.97
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) 45.96
- African Union 44.79
- (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 44.77
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 42.72