Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation) by country
Countries reporting
215
Highest
99.65
Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba
Lowest
0
Saint Helena
Median
11.24
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
6,989
What the numbers show
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation) is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 99.65 in Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba; the lowest is 0 in Saint Helena.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.24, and the mean is 21.01.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 116 fell. The largest increase was in Cape Verde (up 105,167,000,000,000,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 100.0%).
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 99.65 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | Rwanda | 96.53 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 3 | Bermuda | 94.94 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | Barbados | 91.58 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 83.08 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 6 | Botswana | 82.83 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 79.03 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 78.76 | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 9 | Cambodia | 78.17 | 2024 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 75.87 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 11 | Jamaica | 73.39 | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 12 | Malawi | 71.58 | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Laos | 71.37 | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 14 | Eswatini | 71.21 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 15 | Turkmenistan | 67.15 | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 16 | Lesotho | 63.88 | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 17 | Sudan | 62.49 | 2024 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 18 | Myanmar | 61.67 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 60.74 | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 59.42 | 2017 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 21 | Mali | 58.28 | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 22 | Mongolia | 58.03 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 23 | Djibouti | 57.45 | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 24 | Iran | 57.25 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 25 | Mauritius | 55.86 | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 26 | Kenya | 54.64 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 54.37 | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 53.95 | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 53.77 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 30 | Somalia | 53.37 | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 31 | Comoros | 52.99 | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 32 | Burundi | 51.6 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 51.17 | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 34 | Guinea | 48.56 | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 35 | Ukraine | 47.32 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 36 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 47.11 | 2017 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 37 | Ghana | 46.88 | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 38 | Moldova | 46.83 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 39 | Mauritania | 45.85 | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 40 | Cameroon | 45.51 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 41 | Vanuatu | 44.31 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 42 | Zambia | 42.55 | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 43 | Azerbaijan | 41.71 | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 39.69 | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 45 | Uganda | 38.95 | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 46 | India | 38.79 | 2024 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Nepal | 38.6 | 2024 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 48 | Congo | 38.57 | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 49 | East Timor | 37.73 | 2024 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 50 | Paraguay | 36.44 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 51 | Tanzania | 35.57 | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 52 | Benin | 35.55 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 53 | Haiti | 33.39 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 33.25 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 55 | Gambia | 32.99 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 56 | North Korea | 32.11 | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 57 | Albania | 31.66 | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 58 | Guinea-Bissau | 31.13 | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Nigeria | 30.93 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 60 | Mozambique | 30.55 | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 61 | Romania | 30.43 | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 62 | Central African Republic | 30.35 | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 63 | Senegal | 29.02 | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 64 | Madagascar | 28.84 | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 65 | El Salvador | 28.42 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 66 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28.4 | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 67 | South Africa | 26.25 | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 68 | Antigua and Barbuda | 25.11 | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 69 | Greenland | 25 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Togo | 24.86 | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 71 | Guatemala | 24.34 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 72 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 24.13 | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 73 | Georgia | 23.34 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 74 | Tunisia | 23.15 | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 75 | Honduras | 22.64 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 76 | Grenada | 22.42 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 77 | Gabon | 22.19 | 2024 | up 182.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Liberia | 21.65 | 2024 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 79 | Pakistan | 21.63 | 2024 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 80 | South Sudan | 21.14 | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 81 | Cuba | 21.09 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 82 | Niger | 21.07 | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 83 | Armenia | 20.63 | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 84 | Guadeloupe | 20.38 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 85 | Poland | 20.1 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 86 | Belize | 19.8 | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 87 | Bolivia | 19.68 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 88 | Papua New Guinea | 18.49 | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 89 | Guyana | 17.9 | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 90 | Libya | 17.8 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 91 | China | 17.41 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 92 | Chad | 17.27 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 93 | Solomon Islands | 17.22 | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 94 | Cayman Islands | 16.15 | 2024 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 95 | Ethiopia | 16.08 | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 96 | Wallis and Futuna | 15.26 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 97 | Kiribati | 15.08 | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 98 | Argentina | 15.01 | 2016 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14.93 | 2018 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 100 | Fiji | 14.83 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 101 | Cape Verde | 14.72 | 2024 | up 105,167,000,000,000,000.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Philippines | 14.59 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 103 | Eritrea | 13.44 | 2016 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 104 | Palestine | 13.23 | 2024 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Yemen | 13.22 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 106 | Namibia | 13.06 | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 107 | Palau | 11.81 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 108 | Nauru | 11.24 | 2024 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 109 | Belarus | 11.17 | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 110 | Turkey | 10.23 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 111 | Dominica | 9.32 | 2017 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 112 | Morocco | 9.1 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 113 | Peru | 8.87 | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 114 | French Guiana | 8.41 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 115 | Micronesia (country) | 8.34 | 2020 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 8.31 | 2024 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 117 | Lebanon | 8.18 | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Vietnam | 8.15 | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 119 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.06 | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 120 | Panama | 7.4 | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 121 | Indonesia | 7.38 | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 122 | Saint Lucia | 7.09 | 2022 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 123 | North Macedonia | 7.08 | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 124 | Mayotte | 6.7 | 2024 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 125 | Iraq | 6.62 | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 126 | Belgium | 6.43 | 2024 | up 135.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Serbia | 6 | 2024 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 128 | Bhutan | 5.88 | 2024 | down 73.7% | falling |
| 129 | Brazil | 5.8 | 2024 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 130 | United Arab Emirates | 5.25 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 131 | Saint Barthelemy | 4.89 | 2024 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 132 | Uruguay | 4.84 | 2024 | up 162.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Cyprus | 4.44 | 2024 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Lithuania | 4.29 | 2024 | up 293.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Ireland | 4.05 | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 136 | Slovakia | 4.03 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 137 | Anguilla | 3.98 | 2017 | up 243.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Canada | 3.47 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 139 | Croatia | 3.4 | 2021 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 140 | Aruba | 3.33 | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 141 | Tonga | 3.31 | 2024 | down 78.8% | falling |
| 142 | Ecuador | 3.01 | 2024 | down 68.2% | falling |
| 143 | Thailand | 2.95 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 144 | Reunion | 2.93 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 145 | Suriname | 2.79 | 2024 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Tuvalu | 2.47 | 2024 | down 78.0% | falling |
| 147 | Algeria | 2.42 | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 148 | Colombia | 2.25 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 149 | Venezuela | 2.25 | 2024 | up 230.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Oman | 2.09 | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Spain | 2 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 152 | Marshall Islands | 1.92 | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.81 | 2017 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.61 | 2024 | down 78.5% | falling |
| 155 | Japan | 1.55 | 2024 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 156 | Norway | 1.51 | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 157 | Saudi Arabia | 1.27 | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 158 | Hong Kong | 1.26 | 2024 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 159 | Mexico | 1.23 | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 160 | Czechia | 1.22 | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 161 | Hungary | 1.15 | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 162 | Austria | 1.06 | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 163 | Costa Rica | 1.06 | 2024 | up 36.5% | falling |
| 164 | Chile | 1.01 | 2024 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 165 | Malta | 0.9645 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 166 | Martinique | 0.9608 | 2024 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 167 | Montenegro | 0.9149 | 2024 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 168 | Brunei | 0.74 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Estonia | 0.6667 | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Germany | 0.5827 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 171 | Jordan | 0.4998 | 2024 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 172 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.4511 | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Egypt | 0.4093 | 2024 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Switzerland | 0.3214 | 2024 | up 496.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Guam | 0.2583 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 176 | Syria | 0.2165 | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Denmark | 0.1926 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 178 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.1845 | 2024 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 179 | Faroe Islands | 0.1835 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Italy | 0.1455 | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 181 | Curacao | 0.108 | 2017 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Liechtenstein | 0.05 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | Maldives | 0.0223 | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Luxembourg | 0.0158 | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 185 | Sweden | 0.0033 | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Australia | 0.0008 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Netherlands | 0.0004 | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Portugal | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | United Kingdom | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Greece | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Russia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Angola | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | American Samoa | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Bahamas | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | France | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Iceland | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Israel | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | South Korea | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Malaysia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | New Zealand | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | French Polynesia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Qatar | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Slovenia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Seychelles | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | United States | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Samoa | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Montserrat | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Niue | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Saint Helena | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) 41.93
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 40.7
- Países menos adelantados 40.19
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) 39.69
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 38.75
- Asia Meridional 38.75
- East African Community (EAC) 38.4
- Eastern Africa (African Union) 37.66
- África Oriental y Meridional 37.59
- (SDGRC) Southern Africa 36.61
- Southern Africa (African Union) 36.49
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 36.29
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 36
- Western Africa (African Union) 36
- (SDGRC) West Africa 36
- África Subsahariana 35.7
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 35.47
- World Bank (lower middle income) 35.32
- OECD Fragile Contexts 34.92
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 34.58
- Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 34.04
- Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 33.87
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 33.73
- África Occidental y Central 33.73
- World Bank (low income) 33.12
- (SDGRC) Central Africa 33.11
- Africa (WHO regions) 33.09
- (SDGRC) Eastern Africa 32.68
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) 32.6
- (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 31.1
- African Union 31.09
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 30.62
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 30.09
- Central Africa (African Union) 29.3
- Europa del Este y Asia Central 23.28
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 23.17
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) 22.31
- Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) 20.79
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 18.74
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) 17.7