Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with human waste treated off-site (Sanitation) by country
Countries reporting
86
Highest
25.18
Brunei
Lowest
0
Qatar
Median
2.74
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,209
What the numbers show
Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with human waste treated off-site (Sanitation) is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 25.18 in Brunei; the lowest is 0 in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.74, and the mean is 4.47.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 303.6%), and the largest decrease in South Korea (down 100.0%).
Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei | 25.18 | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 2 | Ukraine | 21.78 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 19.56 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 4 | Japan | 17.99 | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 5 | Cyprus | 15.69 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 6 | Romania | 15.55 | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 7 | Albania | 14.15 | 2024 | up 157.2% | volatile |
| 8 | French Guiana | 13.15 | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 9 | Croatia | 12.57 | 2021 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 10 | Reunion | 12.23 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 11 | Canada | 11.57 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 12 | South Africa | 10.64 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 13 | Slovakia | 8.26 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 14 | Slovenia | 7.46 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 7.3 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 16 | Palestine | 7.27 | 2024 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 17 | Sweden | 7.21 | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 18 | Argentina | 7.19 | 2016 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 7.03 | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 20 | Bahrain | 6.26 | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 21 | United States | 6.26 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 22 | France | 5.62 | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 23 | American Samoa | 5.52 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 5.49 | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 25 | Azerbaijan | 5.38 | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.04 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Finland | 4.51 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 28 | Brazil | 4.41 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 4.36 | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 30 | Turkey | 4.35 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 31 | Peru | 4.03 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 32 | New Zealand | 3.89 | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 33 | Vanuatu | 3.7 | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 34 | San Marino | 3.65 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | China | 3.46 | 2024 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Belarus | 3.42 | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 37 | Jordan | 3.22 | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 38 | Mexico | 3.08 | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 39 | Greece | 3.06 | 2024 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 40 | Czechia | 3.05 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 41 | Chile | 2.94 | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 2.92 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 2.77 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 44 | Cuba | 2.72 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 45 | Russia | 2.69 | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 46 | Isle of Man | 2.53 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Hungary | 2.49 | 2024 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 48 | Montenegro | 2.44 | 2024 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 49 | Colombia | 2.19 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 50 | Lithuania | 2.11 | 2024 | up 303.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Spain | 2.04 | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 52 | Serbia | 1.69 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 53 | Libya | 1.58 | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 54 | Lebanon | 1.57 | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 55 | Australia | 1.46 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 56 | Tunisia | 1.45 | 2024 | up 184.3% | rising |
| 57 | Germany | 1.4 | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 58 | Austria | 1.27 | 2024 | up 145.8% | rising |
| 59 | Ecuador | 1.23 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Egypt | 0.9691 | 2024 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 61 | Malta | 0.9645 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 62 | Yemen | 0.9436 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 63 | Denmark | 0.8198 | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 64 | Italy | 0.779 | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 65 | Algeria | 0.6579 | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 66 | United Kingdom | 0.6301 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 67 | Hong Kong | 0.6297 | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 68 | Liechtenstein | 0.6125 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Venezuela | 0.5386 | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 70 | Portugal | 0.4796 | 2024 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 71 | Malaysia | 0.465 | 2024 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 72 | Ireland | 0.462 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 0.4564 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | 0.4457 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 75 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.4158 | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 76 | Luxembourg | 0.3726 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 77 | El Salvador | 0.3639 | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 78 | Switzerland | 0.2025 | 2024 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 79 | Israel | 0.1811 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 80 | Netherlands | 0.0796 | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 81 | Nepal | 0.0779 | 2024 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 0.0257 | 2024 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 83 | Georgia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | South Korea | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Qatar | 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.
- América del Norte 6.81
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 4.97
- Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 4.94
- Americas (WHO regions) 4.63
- World Bank (high income) 4.48
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 4.4
- Europa del Este y Asia Central 4.32
- Oriente Medio y África del Norte 4.21
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 3.38
- América Latina y el Caribe 3.38
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 3.36
- World Bank (upper middle income) 3.14
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 3.05
- Europa y Asia Central 2.89
- Europe (WHO regions) 2.86
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) 2.65
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico 2.52
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 2.51
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 2.39
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 2.34
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) 1.98
- Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) 1.86
- (SDGRC) North Africa 1.84
- Europa Occidental 1.68
- OECD Fragile Contexts 1.12
- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) 1.01
- Northern Africa (African Union) 0.9921
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 0.8796
- Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) 0.8564
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 0.8516
- (SDGRC) Southern Africa 0.7533
- Southern Africa (African Union) 0.7286
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 0.6739
- África Oriental y Meridional 0.6679
- Eastern Africa (African Union) 0.6606
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) 0.6484
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 0.6403
- World Bank (low income) 0.5689
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) 0.5418
- African Union 0.4402