Proportion of population using basic sanitation services (Sanitation) by country

Countries reporting
146
Highest
91.21
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Lowest
0
Qatar
Median
16.02
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,159

What the numbers show

Proportion of population using basic sanitation services (Sanitation) is currently reported for 146 countries. The highest value is 91.21 in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244); the lowest is 0 in Qatar.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.02, and the mean is 23.06.

Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 157.3%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).

Proportion of population using basic sanitation services: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 91.21 2024 up 25.1% rising
2 North Macedonia 86.89 2024 up 5.7% rising
3 Armenia 82.93 2024 up 4.3% rising
4 Morocco 79.35 2024 up 10.7% rising
5 Colombia 77.89 2024 up 10.8% rising
6 Serbia 73.88 2024 up 5.6% rising
7 Lebanon 73.53 2024 up 6.8% rising
8 Thailand 72.63 2024 down 0.4% flat
9 Costa Rica 72.5 2024 down 1.7% flat
10 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 72.38 2024 up 4.5% rising
11 Puerto Rico 67.49 2024 unchanged flat
12 Libya 66.75 2024 up 0.1% rising
13 Suriname 64.87 2024 up 10.7% rising
14 Tonga 62.69 2024 up 13.9% rising
15 Greenland 62.5 2022 unchanged flat
16 Turks and Caicos Islands 59.24 2024 up 0.4% flat
17 Trinidad and Tobago 56.16 2024 down 1.7% flat
18 Samoa 52.98 2024 down 0.2% rising
19 El Salvador 52.07 2024 up 16.2% rising
20 Viet Nam 50.07 2024 up 34.5% rising
21 Tuvalu 49.97 2024 up 16.4% rising
22 Cuba 48.89 2024 up 2.3% rising
23 Guyana 47.87 2024 up 27.5% rising
24 Iraq 47.61 2024 down 3.1% rising
25 Dominican Republic 47.15 2024 up 24.3% rising
26 Montenegro 46.98 2024 down 14.7% falling
27 Argentina 46.28 2016 up 12.0% rising
28 Fiji 44.25 2024 down 0.9% flat
29 Ecuador 41.92 2024 up 15.2% rising
30 Egypt 39.75 2024 down 37.5% falling
31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 38.76 2018 down 43.6% falling
32 Nauru 38.17 2024 up 37.8% rising
33 Brazil 37.45 2024 down 5.8% falling
34 Paraguay 37.41 2024 up 17.8% rising
35 Bhutan 37.36 2024 up 58.2% rising
36 Russia 34.03 2024 up 12.2% rising
37 Nepal 32.61 2024 up 54.6% rising
38 Senegal 32.44 2024 up 7.6% rising
39 Cambodia 31.73 2024 up 60.0% rising
40 Azerbaijan 30.98 2024 up 0.4% flat
41 Bangladesh 30.3 2024 up 25.3% rising
42 Mexico 30.24 2024 down 32.6% falling
43 Albania 30.02 2024 down 49.5% falling
44 Afghanistan 29.72 2024 up 36.7% rising
45 China (People’s Republic of) 28.4 2024 down 22.8% falling
46 Somalia 28.07 2024 up 28.2% rising
47 Mali 27.75 2024 up 41.8% rising
48 Georgia 27.71 2024 down 56.4% falling
49 Djibouti 27.37 2023 up 13.6% rising
50 Palestine, State of 25.88 2024 down 52.2% falling
51 Belarus 25.31 2024 up 22.2% rising
52 Philippines 24.98 2024 up 27.0% rising
53 Algeria 23.41 2024 down 4.4% falling
54 Cyprus 22.51 2024 down 2.0% falling
55 Réunion 22.43 2024 down 10.2% falling
56 Peru 22.28 2024 down 40.0% falling
57 Uzbekistan 21.95 2024 up 3.4% rising
58 Italy 21.68 2024 up 2.1% rising
59 Croatia 21.06 2021 up 7.9% flat
60 India 20.6 2024 up 46.2% rising
61 Kiribati 20.53 2024 up 7.5% rising
62 Türkiye 20.41 2024 down 40.2% falling
63 Norway 20.12 2024 down 2.8% falling
64 Gambia 20.08 2024 up 46.6% rising
65 Macau (China) 20.04 2024 down 50.0% falling
66 Yemen 19.96 2024 up 10.9% rising
67 American Samoa 19.19 2024 down 3.0% flat
68 Tunisia 18.75 2024 down 14.1% falling
69 Jamaica 18.01 2024 down 22.3% falling
70 French Guiana 17.9 2024 down 10.0% falling
71 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 17.35 2024 up 24.6% rising
72 Canada 17.29 2024 down 15.5% falling
73 Jordan 16.34 2024 down 17.6% falling
74 Nigeria 15.69 2024 up 34.0% rising
75 Isle of Man 15.18 2024 unchanged flat
76 Slovak Republic 14.12 2024 down 5.1% falling
77 Sao Tome and Principe 13.99 2024 up 21.9% rising
78 Slovenia 13.77 2024 down 44.4% falling
79 Saudi Arabia 13.72 2024 up 5.4% rising
80 Myanmar 13.65 2024 up 39.0% rising
81 Côte d’Ivoire 13.3 2024 up 34.4% rising
82 Ghana 12.82 2024 up 79.4% volatile
83 Togo 12.14 2024 up 58.1% rising
84 Spain 11.64 2024 up 24.0% rising
85 New Zealand 11.2 2024 down 9.5% falling
86 Zimbabwe 11.08 2024 down 8.2% falling
87 Bulgaria 10.36 2024 down 51.0% falling
88 Malaysia 10.23 2024 down 30.3% falling
89 San Marino 9.81 2024 unchanged flat
90 Finland 9.33 2024 down 13.7% falling
91 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.76 2024 up 157.3% volatile
92 France 8.65 2024 down 10.4% falling
93 Estonia 8.46 2024 down 1.6% rising
94 Ireland 8.46 2024 down 45.1% falling
95 Sierra Leone 8.07 2024 up 44.8% rising
96 Comoros 7.87 2024 up 61.8% volatile
97 Czechia 7.69 2024 down 14.3% falling
98 Niger 7.19 2024 up 43.8% rising
99 Burkina Faso 7.07 2024 up 34.6% rising
100 Papua New Guinea 6.91 2024 up 11.8% rising
101 Bahrain 6.65 2024 down 31.3% falling
102 Guinea-Bissau 6.34 2024 up 36.7% rising
103 Hungary 6.26 2024 down 66.6% volatile
104 Greece 6.12 2024 down 50.0% falling
105 Benin 5.89 2024 up 47.8% rising
106 Portugal 5.73 2024 down 70.3% volatile
107 Kyrgyzstan 5.51 2024 down 4.7% falling
108 Ukraine 5.33 2024 up 0.9% falling
109 Kenya 5.06 2024 up 12.7% rising
110 Chile 4.87 2024 down 46.6% volatile
111 Mozambique 4.65 2024 up 33.6% rising
112 Belgium 4.59 2024 down 69.5% falling
113 Mongolia 4.33 2024 up 23.7% rising
114 Australia 4.23 2024 down 16.7% falling
115 Lesotho 4.14 2024 up 101.0% rising
116 Liechtenstein 3.65 2024 down 3.1% flat
117 Eswatini 3.62 2024 down 26.1% falling
118 South Africa 3.6 2024 down 76.7% falling
119 Uganda 3.53 2024 up 22.9% rising
120 Sweden 3.39 2024 down 8.4% falling
121 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.22 2024 up 36.3% rising
122 Malawi 3.08 2024 up 31.2% rising
123 Israel 2.75 2024 down 72.3% falling
124 United States 2.61 2024 down 8.4% falling
125 Madagascar 2.57 2024 up 54.6% rising
126 Germany 2.46 2024 down 9.0% falling
127 Ethiopia 2.31 2024 up 45.9% rising
128 Chad 2.05 2024 up 26.9% rising
129 Austria 1.47 2024 volatile
130 Luxembourg 1.28 2024 down 71.0% falling
131 United Kingdom 1.26 2024 down 13.5% falling
132 Poland 1.13 2024 up 1.1% falling
133 Japan 0.7576 2024 down 50.3% falling
134 Romania 0.7427 2024 down 94.8% volatile
135 Denmark 0.6961 2024 down 73.9% volatile
136 United Arab Emirates 0.6372 2024 down 4.3% falling
137 Central African Republic 0.5104 2024 down 21.1% falling
138 Korea 0.4009 2024 down 91.4% volatile
139 Switzerland 0.2134 2024 down 83.9% volatile
140 Netherlands 0.1588 2024 down 40.7% falling
141 Andorra 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
141 Hong Kong (China) 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
141 Lithuania 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
141 Latvia 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
141 Malta 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
141 Qatar 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services (Sanitation)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
210 places, 5,159 data points, 2000–2024
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