Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation) by country
Countries reporting
161
Highest
100
Andorra
Lowest
0.0001
Bangladesh
Median
25.44
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,567
What the numbers show
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation) is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 100 in Andorra; the lowest is 0.0001 in Bangladesh.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.44, and the mean is 38.59.
Over the past decade 122 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 241.8%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 51.8%).
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities … sewage: 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 | Singapore | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Qatar | 99.94 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 6 | South Korea | 99.33 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 99.28 | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 8 | Malta | 99.04 | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Netherlands | 97.34 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Israel | 96.8 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 96.58 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 12 | Liechtenstein | 95.66 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 95.58 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 94.54 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 93.58 | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 92.83 | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 17 | Austria | 92.72 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 92.61 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Latvia | 92.53 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 92.29 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 21 | Lithuania | 92.17 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 22 | Chile | 89.25 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 88.84 | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 24 | Sweden | 87.73 | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 25 | Bahrain | 87.09 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 26 | Greece | 86.85 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 86.73 | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 86.18 | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 29 | Finland | 85.52 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 85.28 | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 31 | United States | 84.41 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 32 | Belgium | 83.91 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 33 | San Marino | 82.79 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Estonia | 81.83 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 35 | Japan | 81.2 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 36 | New Zealand | 80.87 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 37 | Macao | 79.96 | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 38 | Isle of Man | 79.76 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | France | 78.76 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 40 | Poland | 78.27 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 41 | Malaysia | 77.01 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 42 | Italy | 76.62 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 70.16 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 70.14 | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 45 | Turkey | 69.46 | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 46 | Canada | 69.17 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 47 | Jordan | 68.64 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 48 | Slovenia | 68.24 | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 49 | Slovakia | 66.78 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 50 | Norway | 64.79 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 51 | Belarus | 63.57 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 52 | Ireland | 62.9 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 53 | Tunisia | 61.61 | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 54 | China | 61.07 | 2024 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 55 | Romania | 58.68 | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 56 | Algeria | 58.62 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 57 | Mexico | 55.65 | 2024 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 58 | Egypt | 53.91 | 2024 | up 119.2% | rising |
| 59 | Croatia | 53.18 | 2021 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 60 | Palestine | 52.77 | 2024 | up 82.5% | rising |
| 61 | Reunion | 52.44 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 62 | Russia | 51.52 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 63 | Cyprus | 50.03 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 64 | South Africa | 50 | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 65 | French Guiana | 49.93 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 66 | Ukraine | 47.39 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 67 | Peru | 47.35 | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Georgia | 46.59 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Martinique | 46.41 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 70 | Brazil | 44.47 | 2024 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 71 | Albania | 38.41 | 2024 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 72 | Puerto Rico | 32.51 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | American Samoa | 30.95 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 74 | Moldova | 28.75 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 28.75 | 2024 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 76 | Montenegro | 28.73 | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 77 | Argentina | 28.07 | 2016 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 27.35 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 79 | Ecuador | 26.59 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 80 | Morocco | 25.88 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25.44 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Iran | 25.35 | 2024 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 83 | Iraq | 25.32 | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.74 | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 85 | Mongolia | 23.62 | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 86 | Venezuela | 23.35 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 87 | Panama | 22.35 | 2024 | up 241.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Oman | 21.88 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 89 | Yemen | 20.85 | 2024 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 90 | Cuba | 20.81 | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 91 | Guadeloupe | 20.48 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 92 | Mauritius | 20.43 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.16 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 94 | Lebanon | 16.78 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 95 | Cayman Islands | 12.4 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 10.89 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 97 | Bhutan | 10.3 | 2024 | up 165.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Fiji | 10.29 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 99 | Thailand | 10.13 | 2024 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 100 | Libya | 9.99 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 101 | Jamaica | 9.94 | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 102 | Serbia | 9.5 | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 8.67 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 104 | Belize | 8.29 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 105 | French Polynesia | 6.98 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 106 | Nauru | 6.94 | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 107 | North Macedonia | 6.71 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 108 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.67 | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 109 | Cambodia | 5.85 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 110 | India | 5.85 | 2024 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 111 | Eswatini | 5.72 | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 112 | Costa Rica | 5.1 | 2024 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 113 | Aruba | 4.67 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 114 | Colombia | 4.5 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 115 | Comoros | 4.09 | 2024 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Paraguay | 3.72 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 117 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.68 | 2017 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 3.43 | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 119 | Nigeria | 3.09 | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 120 | Senegal | 3.08 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 121 | Philippines | 2.88 | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 122 | Curacao | 2.83 | 2017 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 123 | Somalia | 2.57 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 124 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.5 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 125 | El Salvador | 2.47 | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 126 | Djibouti | 2.34 | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 127 | Kiribati | 1.89 | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 128 | Vietnam | 1.87 | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 1.83 | 2024 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 130 | Cape Verde | 1.59 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 131 | Guyana | 1.54 | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 132 | Bermuda | 1.5 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Tonga | 1.48 | 2024 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Kenya | 1.43 | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 135 | Afghanistan | 1.21 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 136 | Laos | 1.15 | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 137 | Suriname | 1.09 | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 138 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.7015 | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 139 | Botswana | 0.5937 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 140 | Mali | 0.5844 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 141 | Tanzania | 0.5491 | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 142 | Gambia | 0.4772 | 2024 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 143 | Malawi | 0.4582 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 144 | Niger | 0.4473 | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4372 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 146 | Lesotho | 0.435 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 147 | Ghana | 0.4315 | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 148 | Myanmar | 0.3923 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 149 | Mozambique | 0.3537 | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 150 | Benin | 0.3087 | 2024 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 151 | Madagascar | 0.2629 | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 152 | Togo | 0.2251 | 2024 | up 100.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Uganda | 0.2119 | 2024 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 154 | Chad | 0.2098 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 0.191 | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 156 | Ethiopia | 0.1648 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 157 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0796 | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 158 | Burkina Faso | 0.0693 | 2024 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 159 | Central African Republic | 0.0308 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 160 | Nepal | 0.0064 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 161 | Bangladesh | 0.0001 | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) 90.88
- Europa Occidental 85.99
- América del Norte 82.84
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 77.26
- World Bank (high income) 76.35
- Europe (WHO regions) 68.19
- Europa y Asia Central 67.91
- Americas (WHO regions) 54.68
- Northern Africa (African Union) 49.24
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 48.72
- Europa del Este y Asia Central 46.51
- Oriente Medio y África del Norte 46.46
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) 46.05
- World Bank (upper middle income) 45.64
- Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 45.41
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 44.83
- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) 44.28
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico 44.08
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 42.08
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 41.37
- (SDGRC) North Africa 40.35
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 38.53
- América Latina y el Caribe 38.51
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 38.33
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) 32.7
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 28.45
- (SDGRC) Southern Africa 16.59
- Southern Africa (African Union) 16.56
- Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) 16.04
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 13.22
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 11.34
- African Union 10.43
- (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 10.42
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) 8.35
- World Bank (lower middle income) 7.81
- OECD Fragile Contexts 7.59
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 7.11
- World Bank (low income) 5.99
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 5.96
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) 5.94