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 sanitation services: 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 Darussalam | 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 | Macau (China) | 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 (Malvinas) | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Barthélemy | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 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 | 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 | Réunion | 99.45 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 47 | Finland | 99.45 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 48 | Palestine, State of | 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 | Türkiye | 99.28 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 53 | Virgin Islands U.S. | 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 | Curaçao | 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 | 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 (Bolivarian Republic of) | 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 | Syrian Arab Republic | 95.65 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 109 | Viet Nam | 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 (China) | 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 | Russian Federation | 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 (Islamic Republic of) | 90.46 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 138 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 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 | Republic of 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 | Democratic People's Republic of 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 | Cabo 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 | Timor-Leste | 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 (Plurinational State of) | 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 | Côte 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, United Republic of | 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 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 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