Proportion of population using limited sanitation services (Sanitation) by country
Countries reporting
177
Highest
41.55
Ghana
Lowest
0
Serbia
Median
5.5
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
7,089
What the numbers show
Proportion of population using limited sanitation services (Sanitation) is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 41.55 in Ghana; the lowest is 0 in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.5, and the mean is 8.47.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Tonga (up 145.4%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 100.0%).
Proportion of population using limited … limited sanitation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 41.55 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 2 | American Samoa | 36.32 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 34.62 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 4 | Congo | 34.4 | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 31.2 | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 31.09 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 7 | Guinea | 30.03 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 8 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.44 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 9 | Kenya | 27.56 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 10 | Liberia | 27.04 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 11 | Malawi | 26.68 | 2024 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Nauru | 25.09 | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 13 | Vanuatu | 24.84 | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 14 | Eswatini | 24.65 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 15 | Togo | 23.47 | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 16 | Madagascar | 22.82 | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 17 | Zambia | 22.59 | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 18 | Haiti | 22.2 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 19 | Benin | 20.86 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 20 | Angola | 20.58 | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 20.54 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 22 | Tanzania | 20.43 | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 23 | Mali | 19.88 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 24 | Somalia | 19.4 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 25 | Lesotho | 19.33 | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 26 | Gabon | 18.64 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.43 | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 28 | Uganda | 18.21 | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 29 | Kiribati | 18.03 | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 30 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 17.79 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 31 | Cameroon | 17.51 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 32 | Senegal | 17.25 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 33 | Rwanda | 17.22 | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 34 | Botswana | 17.21 | 2024 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 16.54 | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 36 | Bolivia | 16.37 | 2024 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 37 | Nigeria | 15.87 | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 38 | Comoros | 15.73 | 2024 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 39 | South Africa | 14.82 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 40 | East Timor | 14.49 | 2024 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 14.1 | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 42 | Mongolia | 14.09 | 2024 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 43 | Namibia | 13.97 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 13.92 | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 45 | Burundi | 13.15 | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 46 | Nepal | 11.95 | 2024 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 47 | Myanmar | 11.77 | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 48 | Gambia | 11.76 | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 49 | Marshall Islands | 11.54 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 50 | Guatemala | 11.38 | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 51 | Algeria | 10.8 | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 52 | El Salvador | 10.76 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 53 | Montserrat | 10.59 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 54 | Bhutan | 10.54 | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 55 | Saint Lucia | 10.4 | 2022 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 56 | Niger | 10.19 | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 57 | Cayman Islands | 10.14 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 58 | India | 9.89 | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 59 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.88 | 2017 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 60 | Peru | 9.85 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 61 | Eritrea | 9.76 | 2016 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 62 | Iran | 9.54 | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 63 | Mauritania | 9.38 | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 64 | Cambodia | 9.27 | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 65 | Philippines | 8.88 | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 66 | Guam | 8.82 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 67 | Ethiopia | 8.51 | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 68 | Belize | 8.43 | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 69 | Guyana | 8.34 | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 70 | South Sudan | 7.86 | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 71 | Pakistan | 7.57 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 72 | Fiji | 7.25 | 2024 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 73 | Tuvalu | 7.22 | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 74 | Jamaica | 7.09 | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 75 | Djibouti | 7.08 | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 76 | Mexico | 7.01 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 77 | Ireland | 6.87 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 78 | Libya | 6.87 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 79 | Ecuador | 6.85 | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 6.85 | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 81 | Cape Verde | 6.8 | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 82 | Indonesia | 6.57 | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 83 | Suriname | 6.07 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 84 | Solomon Islands | 5.93 | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 85 | Papua New Guinea | 5.84 | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 86 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.78 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 87 | Chad | 5.56 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 88 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.56 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 89 | Mozambique | 5.5 | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 90 | Honduras | 5.49 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 91 | Moldova | 4.91 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 92 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 4.6 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 93 | Tonga | 4.57 | 2024 | up 145.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.49 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 4.39 | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 96 | Bahamas | 4.28 | 2019 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 97 | Syria | 4.19 | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 98 | Sudan | 4.02 | 2024 | down 46.3% | flat |
| 99 | Malaysia | 3.98 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 100 | Yemen | 3.89 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 101 | Paraguay | 3.58 | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 102 | Cuba | 3.49 | 2024 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 3.31 | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 104 | Dominica | 3.17 | 2017 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 105 | Tokelau | 3.07 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 106 | Croatia | 2.87 | 2021 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Jordan | 2.8 | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 108 | Laos | 2.54 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 109 | Samoa | 2.44 | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 110 | Slovakia | 2.41 | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Luxembourg | 2.39 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 112 | Anguilla | 2.38 | 2017 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 113 | Netherlands | 2.34 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 114 | Argentina | 2.29 | 2016 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 115 | Ukraine | 2.25 | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 116 | Grenada | 2.24 | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Latvia | 2.2 | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Saudi Arabia | 2.17 | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 119 | Vietnam | 2.1 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 120 | Uzbekistan | 2.07 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 2.06 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 122 | Hungary | 2.03 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 123 | Norway | 1.95 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 124 | Barbados | 1.91 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 125 | China | 1.88 | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 126 | Mauritius | 1.83 | 2024 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 127 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.82 | 2018 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 128 | Morocco | 1.55 | 2024 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.46 | 2024 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 130 | Lithuania | 1.45 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 131 | France | 1.36 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 132 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.35 | 2017 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 133 | Panama | 1.34 | 2024 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 134 | Iceland | 1.22 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 135 | Armenia | 1.14 | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 136 | Egypt | 1.11 | 2024 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 137 | Poland | 1.04 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 138 | Greece | 0.9927 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 139 | Czechia | 0.9299 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 140 | Slovenia | 0.8811 | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 141 | Georgia | 0.8465 | 2024 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 142 | Lebanon | 0.8 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 143 | Germany | 0.7731 | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 144 | United Kingdom | 0.7254 | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 145 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7048 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 146 | Sweden | 0.7021 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 147 | Estonia | 0.6996 | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Tunisia | 0.6872 | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Oman | 0.6791 | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 150 | Colombia | 0.6486 | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 151 | North Korea | 0.6358 | 2023 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.6295 | 2024 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 153 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.5968 | 2018 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 154 | Albania | 0.5642 | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 155 | Finland | 0.552 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 156 | Thailand | 0.5439 | 2024 | down 82.2% | falling |
| 157 | Belgium | 0.5137 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 158 | North Macedonia | 0.4596 | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Azerbaijan | 0.4475 | 2024 | down 88.0% | falling |
| 160 | Uruguay | 0.4365 | 2024 | down 80.2% | falling |
| 161 | Denmark | 0.4028 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 162 | Portugal | 0.3408 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 163 | Costa Rica | 0.3338 | 2024 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 164 | Turkey | 0.329 | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Palestine | 0.3267 | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Seychelles | 0.3 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 167 | Maldives | 0.2987 | 2024 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Romania | 0.2718 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 169 | Montenegro | 0.2533 | 2024 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Brazil | 0.103 | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Italy | 0.1006 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 172 | Switzerland | 0.1001 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 173 | Spain | 0.0819 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 174 | Turkmenistan | 0.0613 | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Belarus | 0.0241 | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Iraq | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Serbia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 20.71
- Western Africa (African Union) 20.71
- (SDGRC) West Africa 20.71
- East African Community (EAC) 19.52
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 19.37
- África Occidental y Central 19.37
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) 18.17
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 18.04
- Africa (WHO regions) 17.75
- África Subsahariana 17.51
- Southern Africa (African Union) 17.01
- (SDGRC) Southern Africa 16.91
- (SDGRC) Eastern Africa 16.85
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 16.74
- Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 16.09
- Central Africa (African Union) 15.98
- África Oriental y Meridional 15.74
- Países menos adelantados 15.62
- (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 15.45
- African Union 15.45
- Eastern Africa (African Union) 15.23
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 13.95
- OECD Fragile Contexts 13.71
- (SDGRC) Central Africa 13.58
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 13.44
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 13.35
- World Bank (low income) 13.2
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) 12.46
- World Bank (lower middle income) 11.47
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 10.58
- Asia Meridional 10.58
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) 10.43
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 10.2
- Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) 8.3
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) 6.86
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) 6.37
- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) 6.13
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 5.58
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 4
- América Latina y el Caribe 3.91