Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities (Sanitation) by country
Countries reporting
231
Highest
100
Andorra
Lowest
18.7
Chad
Median
98.4
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
7,089
What the numbers show
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities (Sanitation) is currently reported for 231 countries. The highest value is 100 in Andorra; the lowest is 18.7 in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.4, and the mean is 88.34.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 184 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 65.5%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 11.9%).
Proportion of population using improved … improved 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 | Barbados | 100 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 1 | Brunei | 100 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 100 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Isle of Man | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran | 100 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lebanon | 100 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 1 | Macao | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100 | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 1 | Mexico | 100 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 1 | Malta | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 1 | Mayotte | 100 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 1 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 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 |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 46 | Chile | 100 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 47 | Finland | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 48 | Belgium | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 50 | Netherlands | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 100 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 99.99 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 53 | Italy | 99.99 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 54 | Ukraine | 99.98 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 55 | Austria | 99.97 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 56 | Slovakia | 99.95 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 57 | Liechtenstein | 99.95 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Japan | 99.94 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 59 | Bermuda | 99.94 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 60 | Qatar | 99.94 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 61 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 99.94 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 62 | Israel | 99.92 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 63 | Thailand | 99.89 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 64 | Albania | 99.86 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 65 | Syria | 99.84 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 66 | United Kingdom | 99.83 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 99.8 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 99.79 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 99.78 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 70 | Belarus | 99.77 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 71 | Northern Mariana Islands | 99.76 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 99.74 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 73 | South Korea | 99.73 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 74 | Guadeloupe | 99.73 | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 75 | Palestine | 99.72 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 76 | Estonia | 99.72 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 77 | Guyana | 99.65 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 78 | United States | 99.62 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 79 | Turkey | 99.61 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 80 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.61 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 81 | Uruguay | 99.59 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 82 | Samoa | 99.54 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 83 | Paraguay | 99.51 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 84 | Martinique | 99.49 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 85 | Cyprus | 99.48 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 99.46 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 87 | Reunion | 99.45 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 88 | Sweden | 99.45 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 99.43 | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 99.3 | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 91 | United States Virgin Islands | 99.26 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 92 | Tunisia | 99.22 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 93 | Jordan | 99.21 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 94 | Mauritius | 99.21 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 95 | Guam | 99.2 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 96 | Slovenia | 99.19 | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 97 | Curacao | 99.17 | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 98 | China | 99.15 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 99.12 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 100 | Anguilla | 99.08 | 2017 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 101 | Palau | 99.02 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 102 | Aruba | 98.84 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 103 | Cook Islands | 98.81 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 104 | El Salvador | 98.8 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 105 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 98.78 | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 106 | Jamaica | 98.71 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 107 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 98.71 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.67 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 109 | Croatia | 98.66 | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 98.61 | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 111 | Canada | 98.59 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 112 | Rwanda | 98.55 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 113 | Tonga | 98.51 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 114 | Iraq | 98.5 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 115 | American Samoa | 98.44 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 116 | Venezuela | 98.4 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 117 | Cuba | 98.26 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 118 | Egypt | 98.2 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 119 | Montenegro | 98.1 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 120 | Ecuador | 98.06 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 121 | Bahamas | 97.99 | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 122 | Nepal | 97.98 | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 123 | Serbia | 97.94 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 124 | Niue | 97.94 | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 125 | Lithuania | 97.85 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 126 | Vietnam | 97.55 | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 127 | French Polynesia | 97.51 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 128 | Bhutan | 97.38 | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 129 | Colombia | 97.23 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 130 | Argentina | 97.11 | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 131 | Dominican Republic | 96.97 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 132 | Tuvalu | 96.89 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 133 | British Virgin Islands | 96.86 | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 134 | Algeria | 96.71 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 135 | Ireland | 96.59 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 136 | Nauru | 96.41 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 137 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 96.3 | 2017 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 138 | Suriname | 96.07 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 139 | Philippines | 96.04 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 140 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95.98 | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 141 | Libya | 95.37 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 142 | Grenada | 94.86 | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 143 | Hong Kong | 94.83 | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 144 | Armenia | 94.8 | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 145 | Indonesia | 94.77 | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 146 | Latvia | 94.73 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 147 | French Guiana | 94.13 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 148 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 94.08 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 149 | Saint Lucia | 93.76 | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 150 | Cayman Islands | 93.38 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 151 | India | 93.27 | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 152 | Honduras | 93.17 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 153 | Wallis and Futuna | 92.95 | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 154 | Belize | 92.73 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 155 | Cambodia | 92.61 | 2024 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 156 | Brazil | 92.5 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 157 | Russia | 92.22 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 158 | South Africa | 92.2 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 159 | Moldova | 91.8 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 160 | Georgia | 91.53 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 161 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 91.53 | 2018 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 162 | Laos | 91.27 | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 163 | Faroe Islands | 90.88 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Romania | 90.81 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 165 | Marshall Islands | 90.5 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 166 | Micronesia (country) | 90.45 | 2020 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 167 | Panama | 90.39 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 168 | Cape Verde | 89.93 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 169 | Morocco | 89.33 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 170 | Botswana | 89.33 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 171 | Eswatini | 89.11 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 172 | Peru | 88.63 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 173 | Mongolia | 88.37 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 174 | Bangladesh | 88.16 | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 175 | Bolivia | 87.95 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 176 | East Timor | 87.43 | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 177 | Myanmar | 85.95 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 178 | North Korea | 85.45 | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 179 | Dominica | 83.54 | 2017 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 180 | Guatemala | 82.55 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 181 | Senegal | 79.76 | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 182 | Pakistan | 79.45 | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 183 | Equatorial Guinea | 76.19 | 2017 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 184 | Gabon | 76.04 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 185 | Malawi | 75.92 | 2024 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Djibouti | 74.11 | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 187 | Ghana | 73.13 | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 188 | Comoros | 72.95 | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 189 | Vanuatu | 72.65 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 190 | Angola | 70.87 | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 191 | Sudan | 69.72 | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 192 | Cote d'Ivoire | 68.85 | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 193 | Afghanistan | 68.59 | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 194 | Kenya | 68.44 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 195 | Mauritania | 68.06 | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 196 | Mali | 67.64 | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 197 | Lesotho | 67.22 | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 198 | Yemen | 66.97 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 199 | Zimbabwe | 65.73 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 200 | Cameroon | 64.58 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 201 | Somalia | 63.86 | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 202 | Nigeria | 63.77 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 203 | Kiribati | 63.21 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 204 | Burkina Faso | 62.99 | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 205 | Guinea | 62.68 | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 206 | Greenland | 62.5 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 207 | Zambia | 60.07 | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 208 | Gambia | 59.93 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 209 | Sierra Leone | 59.53 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 210 | Burundi | 57.78 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 211 | Tanzania | 57.65 | 2024 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 212 | Congo | 54.95 | 2021 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 213 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.46 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 214 | Namibia | 52.7 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 215 | Haiti | 51.31 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 216 | Liberia | 50.38 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 217 | Togo | 48.64 | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 218 | Guinea-Bissau | 47.37 | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 219 | Mozambique | 44.09 | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 220 | Benin | 43.11 | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 221 | Uganda | 42.11 | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 222 | Solomon Islands | 40.58 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 223 | Madagascar | 38.19 | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 224 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 34.09 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 225 | Central African Republic | 30.58 | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 226 | Papua New Guinea | 29.42 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 227 | Niger | 26.53 | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 228 | South Sudan | 22.29 | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 229 | Eritrea | 21.7 | 2016 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 230 | Ethiopia | 18.87 | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 231 | Chad | 18.7 | 2024 | up 13.6% | 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
- Europa Occidental 99.89
- América del Norte 99.51
- World Bank (high income) 98.8
- Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 98.74
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 98.59
- Europe (WHO regions) 98.35
- Europa y Asia Central 98.33
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 98.08
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) 97.99
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico 97.78
- World Bank (upper middle income) 97.61
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 97.57
- Europa del Este y Asia Central 96.49
- Americas (WHO regions) 96.23
- Northern Africa (African Union) 95.66
- Oriente Medio y África del Norte 95.64
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 94.33
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 94.3
- América Latina y el Caribe 94.3
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 93.34
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 93.13
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) 93.07
- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) 92.99
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 91.4
- (SDGRC) North Africa 90.94
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 90.67
- Asia Meridional 90.67
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) 88.86
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 86.81
- World Bank (lower middle income) 86.09
- Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) 77.39
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 69.6
- (SDGRC) Southern Africa 66.18
- Southern Africa (African Union) 65.98
- OECD Fragile Contexts 65.63
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 62.1
- Western Africa (African Union) 62.1
- (SDGRC) West Africa 62.1
- African Union 60.24