Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to septic tanks (Sanitation) by country
Countries reporting
210
Highest
99.26
Brunei Darussalam
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 Darussalam; 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, United Republic of (up 274.7%), and the largest decrease in Korea (down 100.0%).
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei Darussalam | 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 Barthélemy | 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 | Viet Nam | 85.58 | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 15 | Saint Lucia | 81.62 | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 16 | Curaçao | 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 | Cabo 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 (Federated States of) | 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, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 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 | Réunion | 43.56 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 54 | Sint Maarten | 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, State of | 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 | Slovak Republic | 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 | Timor-Leste | 21.5 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 92 | Egypt | 20.94 | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 93 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.92 | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 94 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 20.25 | 2024 | up 274.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Malaysia | 18.29 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 96 | China (People’s Republic of) | 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 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, Plurinational State of | 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 of America | 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 | Democratic People’s Republic of 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 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 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 | Republic of 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 | Syrian Arab Republic | 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, Bolivarian Republic of | 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 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 | 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