Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
100
Bahrain
Lowest
63.08
Yemen
Median
97.35
Years covered
25
2000β2024
Data points
561
What the numbers show
Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 100 in Bahrain; the lowest is 63.08 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.35, and the mean is 91.46.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 71.0%), and the largest decrease in Libya (down 1.2%).
Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Qatar | 99.94 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | State of Palestine | 99.39 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 5 | Oman | 99.32 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 6 | Lebanon | 99.2 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 99.09 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Tunisia | 98.54 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 9 | Iraq | 98.5 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 97.61 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Egypt | 97.09 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 12 | Jordan | 96.41 | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 95.65 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 14 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 90.46 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 15 | Libya | 88.5 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 16 | Morocco | 87.78 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 17 | Algeria | 85.91 | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 18 | Djibouti | 67.02 | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 19 | Sudan | 65.71 | 2024 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 20 | Yemen | 63.08 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MENA Reporting Region 91.74
- MENA Programme Region 89.12
- World 82.01