Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to septic tanks (Sanitation) by country
Countries reporting
210
Highest
99.26
Brunei
Lowest
0
Qatar
Median
16.09
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
6,589
What the numbers show
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to septic tanks (Sanitation) is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 99.26 in Brunei; the lowest is 0 in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.09, and the mean is 28.44.
Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 274.7%), and the largest decrease in South Korea (down 100.0%).
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities … septic: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei | 99.26 | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 2 | Niue | 97.94 | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 3 | Tuvalu | 94.25 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 4 | Anguilla | 93.9 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Tonga | 92.1 | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 6 | Suriname | 90.95 | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 7 | Faroe Islands | 90.7 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 90.65 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Aruba | 90.59 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Samoa | 90.53 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 11 | Saint Barthelemy | 87.18 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 12 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 87.02 | 2017 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 86.63 | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 14 | Vietnam | 85.58 | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 15 | Saint Lucia | 81.62 | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 16 | Curacao | 81.38 | 2017 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 17 | Montserrat | 79.91 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 18 | French Polynesia | 78.91 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Guyana | 78.43 | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 20 | Wallis and Futuna | 77.7 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Thailand | 76.63 | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 76.39 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 23 | Oman | 75.88 | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 24 | Philippines | 75.06 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 25 | Bahamas | 74.72 | 2019 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 73.64 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 27 | Seychelles | 73.26 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 28 | British Virgin Islands | 73 | 2016 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 72.24 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 70.14 | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 31 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 69 | 2018 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 32 | Bhutan | 68 | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 33 | Grenada | 67.27 | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 34 | Nauru | 66.42 | 2024 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 35 | Belize | 64.13 | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 36 | Angola | 64.11 | 2022 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Cayman Islands | 63.32 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 38 | Fiji | 62.98 | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 39 | Iraq | 61.41 | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 40 | Dominica | 61.16 | 2017 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 41 | United States Virgin Islands | 58.55 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 42 | Cape Verde | 56.1 | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Nepal | 55.38 | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 44 | Paraguay | 55.3 | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 45 | Micronesia (country) | 52.15 | 2020 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 46 | Martinique | 52.12 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 47 | Montenegro | 51.94 | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 48 | Northern Mariana Islands | 48.07 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 49 | Saint Helena | 47.26 | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 50 | Panama | 45.73 | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 51 | Cyprus | 45.01 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 52 | Gabon | 44.98 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 53 | Reunion | 43.56 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 54 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 42.54 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Kiribati | 42.39 | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 56 | Senegal | 41.43 | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 57 | American Samoa | 40.97 | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40.47 | 2018 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 59 | Marshall Islands | 40.16 | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 60 | Guadeloupe | 39.96 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 61 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 39.45 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 62 | India | 39.21 | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 63 | Croatia | 38.19 | 2021 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 64 | Greenland | 37.5 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | French Guiana | 35.8 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 66 | Mayotte | 35.32 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 67 | Palestine | 31.85 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 68 | Guam | 31.17 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 69 | Serbia | 30.91 | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 70 | Slovenia | 30.34 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 71 | Uruguay | 29.86 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 72 | Ecuador | 29.09 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 73 | Liberia | 28.72 | 2024 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 74 | Pakistan | 28.37 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 75 | Vanuatu | 28.34 | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 76 | Honduras | 28.25 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 77 | Jordan | 28.12 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 78 | Bangladesh | 27.55 | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 79 | Slovakia | 26.49 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 25.91 | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 81 | Gambia | 25.77 | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 82 | El Salvador | 25.68 | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 83 | Yemen | 25.66 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 84 | Nigeria | 24.57 | 2024 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Argentina | 24.55 | 2016 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 86 | Maldives | 24.41 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 87 | Ghana | 24.26 | 2024 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 88 | Ireland | 24.16 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 89 | Myanmar | 23.36 | 2024 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Togo | 22.84 | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 91 | East Timor | 21.5 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 92 | Egypt | 20.94 | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 93 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.92 | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 94 | Tanzania | 20.25 | 2024 | up 274.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Malaysia | 18.29 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 96 | China | 18.27 | 2024 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 97 | France | 17.82 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 98 | Cameroon | 17.76 | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 99 | Laos | 17.54 | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 100 | Haiti | 17.31 | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Japan | 17.15 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 102 | Mauritania | 16.27 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 103 | Estonia | 16.22 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 104 | New Zealand | 16.14 | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 105 | Colombia | 16.1 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 106 | Morocco | 16.09 | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 107 | Mexico | 15.95 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 108 | Russia | 15.91 | 2024 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 15.82 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | 15.54 | 2024 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Congo | 15.08 | 2021 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Bolivia | 15.08 | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 113 | San Marino | 15 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Mauritius | 14.8 | 2024 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 115 | Guinea-Bissau | 14.78 | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 116 | Cuba | 14.52 | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 14.06 | 2024 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Finland | 14 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 13.22 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 120 | Lebanon | 13.15 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Belarus | 12.97 | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Guinea | 12.91 | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Brazil | 12.9 | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 124 | United States | 12.88 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 125 | Mozambique | 12.72 | 2024 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Bahrain | 12.57 | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 127 | Greece | 12.36 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 128 | Norway | 12.29 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 129 | Guatemala | 11.83 | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 130 | Tunisia | 11.59 | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 131 | Afghanistan | 11.54 | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 132 | Djibouti | 11.48 | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 133 | Canada | 11.24 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.12 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 135 | Sweden | 11.08 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 136 | North Korea | 10.66 | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 137 | North Macedonia | 10.23 | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 138 | Portugal | 10.2 | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 139 | Isle of Man | 10.12 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Czechia | 9.86 | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 141 | Chile | 9.74 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 142 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.61 | 2024 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 143 | Comoros | 9.44 | 2024 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Belgium | 9.23 | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 145 | Moldova | 9.07 | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 146 | Zambia | 8.89 | 2024 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Kazakhstan | 8.63 | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 148 | Libya | 8.26 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 149 | Syria | 8.25 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 150 | Madagascar | 8.04 | 2024 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 151 | Hungary | 7.82 | 2024 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 152 | Mali | 7.63 | 2024 | up 111.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Sierra Leone | 7.48 | 2024 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 154 | Kenya | 7.41 | 2024 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Denmark | 7.14 | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 156 | Sudan | 6.49 | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 157 | Benin | 6.39 | 2024 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 158 | Eswatini | 6.3 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 159 | Zimbabwe | 6.28 | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Austria | 6.19 | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.16 | 2017 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 162 | Australia | 5.92 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 163 | Burundi | 5.9 | 2024 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Iceland | 5.89 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 165 | Eritrea | 5.22 | 2016 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 166 | Botswana | 5.05 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 167 | Algeria | 4.79 | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 168 | Peru | 4.78 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 169 | Albania | 4.02 | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 170 | Venezuela | 4 | 2024 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 171 | Niger | 3.99 | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 172 | Georgia | 3.8 | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Jamaica | 3.64 | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Papua New Guinea | 3.53 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 175 | South Africa | 3.4 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 176 | Germany | 3.36 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 177 | Tajikistan | 3.15 | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Somalia | 3.1 | 2024 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 179 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 3.09 | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 180 | Italy | 2.95 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 181 | Namibia | 2.83 | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 182 | Malawi | 2.78 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 183 | United Kingdom | 2.53 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 184 | Uganda | 2.34 | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 185 | Armenia | 2.23 | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Ethiopia | 2.14 | 2024 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 187 | Turkmenistan | 2.13 | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 188 | Barbados | 2.03 | 2024 | down 75.2% | falling |
| 189 | Burkina Faso | 1.99 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 190 | Lesotho | 1.86 | 2024 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Cambodia | 1.74 | 2024 | up 198.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Romania | 1.53 | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 193 | Luxembourg | 1.48 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 194 | United Arab Emirates | 1.26 | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 195 | Iran | 1.21 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 196 | Liechtenstein | 1.2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.15 | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 198 | Ukraine | 0.8438 | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 199 | Chad | 0.8352 | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 200 | Israel | 0.7375 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 201 | Mongolia | 0.677 | 2024 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 202 | Rwanda | 0.6031 | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 203 | Uzbekistan | 0.3525 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 204 | South Sudan | 0.3409 | 2024 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 205 | Netherlands | 0.3178 | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 206 | Spain | 0.2306 | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 207 | Switzerland | 0.1679 | 2024 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 208 | Central African Republic | 0.0942 | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 209 | South Korea | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | 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.
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) 38.74
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 36.18
- Asia Meridional 36.18
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 35.17
- World Bank (lower middle income) 33.97
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 33.41
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 33.38
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico 33.03
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) 32.07
- Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) 25.19
- World Bank (upper middle income) 24.76
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) 24.24
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 21.04
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 20.37
- Western Africa (African Union) 20.37
- (SDGRC) West Africa 20.37
- Oriente Medio y África del Norte 18.52
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 17.74
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 17.72
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 17.55
- África Occidental y Central 17.55
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 17.22
- América Latina y el Caribe 16.54
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 16.53
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 16.51
- OECD Fragile Contexts 16.46
- Northern Africa (African Union) 15.75
- Americas (WHO regions) 15.12
- (SDGRC) North Africa 14.06
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) 13.89
- Países menos adelantados 13.87
- América del Norte 12.71
- African Union 12.62
- (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 12.62
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 12.32
- Africa (WHO regions) 12.19
- África Subsahariana 12.08
- (SDGRC) Central Africa 11.48
- World Bank (high income) 10.77
- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) 10.24