Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services (Sanitation) by country
Countries reporting
148
Highest
100
Andorra
Lowest
2.24
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
61.51
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,159
What the numbers show
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services (Sanitation) is currently reported for 148 countries. The highest value is 100 in Andorra; the lowest is 2.24 in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 61.51, and the mean is 59.61.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.
Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 202.7%), and the largest decrease in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) (down 58.2%).
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100 | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Qatar | 99.94 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 99.69 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 8 | Korea | 99.33 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 9 | Japan | 99.19 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Denmark | 98.9 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 98.5 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 98.45 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 97.84 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Poland | 97.83 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 97.5 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Israel | 97.17 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 17 | United States | 97.01 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Germany | 96.77 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Lithuania | 96.4 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 96.32 | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 21 | Liechtenstein | 96.3 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Australia | 95.77 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 23 | Sweden | 95.35 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Chile | 95.13 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 94.9 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 26 | Hong Kong (China) | 94.83 | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 93.92 | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 28 | Bahrain | 93.35 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 93.03 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 30 | Greece | 92.89 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 92.53 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 32 | Ukraine | 92.39 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 33 | Hungary | 91.71 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 34 | Czechia | 91.38 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 35 | Estonia | 90.56 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | San Marino | 90.19 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Finland | 90.12 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 38 | France | 89.99 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 39 | Romania | 89.8 | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 40 | New Zealand | 88.8 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 41 | Spain | 88.28 | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 42 | Malaysia | 85.79 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 43 | Isle of Man | 84.82 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Slovenia | 84.54 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 83.89 | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 46 | Slovakia | 83.43 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 47 | Canada | 81.3 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 48 | Ireland | 81.26 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 49 | Jordan | 80.08 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 50 | Macau (China) | 79.96 | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 51 | Tunisia | 79.79 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 52 | Türkiye | 78.86 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 53 | Italy | 78.21 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 54 | Norway | 77.93 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 55 | Réunion | 77.02 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 56 | Cyprus | 76.97 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 57 | French Guiana | 76.23 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 75.72 | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 59 | Croatia | 74.73 | 2021 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 74.6 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 61 | Belarus | 74.44 | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 62 | South Africa | 73.78 | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 63 | Jamaica | 73.61 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 64 | Palestine, State of | 73.51 | 2024 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 65 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 71.38 | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 66 | Mongolia | 69.95 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 67 | Albania | 69.28 | 2024 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 68 | China | 68.87 | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 68 | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 70 | Georgia | 62.97 | 2024 | up 202.7% | rising |
| 71 | India | 62.78 | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 72 | Mexico | 62.75 | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 73 | Algeria | 62.49 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 74 | Philippines | 62.17 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 75 | Eswatini | 60.84 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 76 | Myanmar | 60.53 | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 77 | Paraguay | 58.53 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 78 | Russian Federation | 58.19 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 79 | Egypt | 57.34 | 2024 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56.63 | 2018 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 81 | Peru | 56.49 | 2024 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 82 | Brazil | 54.96 | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 83 | Nepal | 53.41 | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 84 | Cambodia | 51.6 | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 85 | Iraq | 50.9 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 86 | Montenegro | 50.87 | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 87 | Bhutan | 49.48 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 88 | Comoros | 49.36 | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 89 | Ecuador | 49.29 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 90 | Argentina | 48.54 | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 91 | Fiji | 48.5 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 92 | Malawi | 46.15 | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Cuba | 45.88 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 94 | Viet Nam | 45.37 | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 95 | Samoa | 44.12 | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 96 | Lesotho | 43.76 | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 97 | Guyana | 43.44 | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 98 | Yemen | 43.12 | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 42.97 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 100 | American Samoa | 42.93 | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 101 | Tuvalu | 39.71 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 102 | Djibouti | 39.66 | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 38.02 | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 37.32 | 2024 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 105 | El Salvador | 35.97 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 106 | Kenya | 35.83 | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 107 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34.69 | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 108 | Mozambique | 33.94 | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 109 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 33.91 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 110 | Nauru | 33.16 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 111 | Puerto Rico | 32.51 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Nigeria | 32.21 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 113 | Tonga | 31.25 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 114 | Senegal | 30.08 | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 115 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 28.46 | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 116 | Gambia | 28.09 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 117 | Côte d'Ivoire | 27.1 | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 118 | Thailand | 26.72 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 26.29 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 120 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 26.02 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 121 | Lebanon | 25.67 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 122 | Suriname | 25.13 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 123 | Afghanistan | 24.78 | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 124 | Burkina Faso | 24.72 | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 125 | Kiribati | 24.65 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 126 | Serbia | 24.07 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 127 | Zimbabwe | 23.56 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 128 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.6 | 2024 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 129 | Libya | 21.75 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 130 | Uganda | 20.36 | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 131 | Mali | 20.01 | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 132 | Ghana | 18.76 | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 133 | Colombia | 18.69 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 134 | Sierra Leone | 16.85 | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 135 | Papua New Guinea | 16.66 | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 136 | Somalia | 16.38 | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 137 | Benin | 16.36 | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 138 | Central African Republic | 13.53 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 139 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 13.08 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 140 | Togo | 13.02 | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 141 | Madagascar | 12.8 | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 142 | North Macedonia | 12.11 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 143 | Chad | 11.09 | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 144 | Armenia | 10.74 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 145 | Niger | 9.15 | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 146 | Morocco | 8.42 | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 147 | Ethiopia | 8.05 | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 148 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 2.24 | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- América del Norte 95.39
- Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) 94.63
- Europa Occidental 89.88
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 85.45
- World Bank (high income) 84.61
- Europe (WHO regions) 80.36
- Europa y Asia Central 80.2
- Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 74.53
- Europa del Este y Asia Central 68.74
- Americas (WHO regions) 67.46
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) 64.75
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 64.1