Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks (Sanitation) by country
Countries reporting
220
Highest
100
Andorra
Lowest
0
Liberia
Median
37.13
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
6,880
What the numbers show
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks (Sanitation) is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 100 in Andorra; the lowest is 0 in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 37.13, and the mean is 43.25.
Over the past decade 161 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Samoa (up 242.0%), and the largest decrease in Liberia (down 100.0%).
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities … sewer: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macao | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Falkland Islands | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Qatar | 99.94 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 10 | South Korea | 99.73 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 99.68 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Switzerland | 99.51 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 13 | Israel | 99.18 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Malta | 99.04 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Liechtenstein | 98.7 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 98.49 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 17 | Spain | 97.77 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 97.3 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 19 | Italy | 96.89 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Germany | 96.06 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Latvia | 94.73 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 22 | Iceland | 94.11 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 23 | Australia | 94.08 | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 24 | Hong Kong | 93.58 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Lithuania | 93.56 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 93.29 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | Austria | 92.72 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 28 | Denmark | 92.67 | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 29 | Venezuela | 92.14 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 30 | Syria | 91.37 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 91.03 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 32 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 90.54 | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 33 | Isle of Man | 89.88 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Portugal | 89.8 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 35 | Algeria | 89.5 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 36 | Turkey | 89.37 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 37 | Chile | 89.25 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 38 | Czechia | 88.93 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 39 | Sweden | 88.36 | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 40 | Greece | 87.64 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 41 | Bahrain | 87.43 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 42 | Palau | 87.22 | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 86.78 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 44 | United States | 86.74 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 45 | Norway | 86.19 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 46 | Finland | 86 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 47 | San Marino | 85 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Belgium | 84.34 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 49 | Canada | 83.88 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 50 | New Zealand | 83.86 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 51 | Estonia | 82.83 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 52 | Mexico | 82.82 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 53 | France | 82.18 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 82.15 | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 55 | Malaysia | 81.71 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 56 | Japan | 81.24 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 57 | Poland | 79.9 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 58 | Colombia | 78.88 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 59 | Lebanon | 78.66 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 60 | Egypt | 76.85 | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 61 | Russia | 76.3 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 62 | Belarus | 75.63 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 63 | Maldives | 75.57 | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 64 | Peru | 74.98 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 65 | Brazil | 73.81 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 72.6 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 67 | Armenia | 71.95 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 68 | Jordan | 70.59 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 69 | Slovakia | 69.43 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 70 | Libya | 69.31 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 71 | Slovenia | 68.85 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 72 | Ireland | 68.38 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 73 | Guam | 67.77 | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 74 | Ecuador | 65.96 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 75 | Uruguay | 64.9 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 76 | Tunisia | 64.48 | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 77 | Georgia | 64.39 | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 78 | Albania | 64.19 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 79 | Morocco | 64.14 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 80 | China | 63.48 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 81 | Cuba | 62.66 | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 82 | South Africa | 62.55 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 83 | Serbia | 61.03 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 84 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 60.55 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 85 | Romania | 58.86 | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 86 | Mayotte | 57.98 | 2024 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Argentina | 57.54 | 2016 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 88 | American Samoa | 57.47 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 89 | Croatia | 57.07 | 2021 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55.51 | 2018 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 91 | Palestine | 54.64 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 92 | Bolivia | 53.19 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 93 | Reunion | 52.97 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 94 | Saint Helena | 52.74 | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 95 | Ukraine | 51.81 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 96 | Northern Mariana Islands | 51.69 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 97 | Cyprus | 50.03 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 98 | French Guiana | 49.93 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 99 | Marshall Islands | 48.43 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 100 | Martinique | 46.41 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 101 | Guatemala | 46.39 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 102 | Montenegro | 45.24 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 103 | El Salvador | 44.7 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 43.66 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 105 | North Korea | 42.69 | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 106 | Honduras | 42.28 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 107 | Iran | 41.54 | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 108 | United States Virgin Islands | 40.53 | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 109 | Guadeloupe | 39.38 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 110 | Panama | 37.26 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 37.01 | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 112 | Namibia | 36.8 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 113 | Moldova | 35.89 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 114 | Turkmenistan | 30.52 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 115 | Iraq | 30.47 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 116 | Micronesia (country) | 29.97 | 2020 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 117 | Mongolia | 29.66 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 118 | Pakistan | 29.45 | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 119 | Mauritius | 28.55 | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 120 | East Timor | 28.19 | 2024 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 121 | Yemen | 28.09 | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 122 | Seychelles | 26.74 | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 26.2 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.83 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 125 | British Virgin Islands | 23.85 | 2016 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 126 | Bhutan | 23.51 | 2024 | up 158.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Bahamas | 23.27 | 2019 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | 22.39 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 129 | Fiji | 22.19 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 130 | Oman | 22.03 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 131 | Jamaica | 21.68 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 132 | Costa Rica | 21.68 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 133 | Thailand | 20.32 | 2024 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 134 | Montserrat | 20.09 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.82 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 136 | Cape Verde | 19.1 | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 137 | Nauru | 18.75 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 138 | French Polynesia | 18.6 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 139 | Dominican Republic | 18.52 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 140 | Curacao | 17.68 | 2017 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 141 | Tajikistan | 17.39 | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 142 | India | 15.26 | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 143 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.94 | 2024 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 144 | Cayman Islands | 13.91 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 145 | Dominica | 13.07 | 2017 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 146 | Cambodia | 12.71 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 147 | Eswatini | 11.6 | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 148 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.61 | 2017 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 149 | Comoros | 10.53 | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Senegal | 9.32 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 151 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 9.13 | 2017 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 152 | Samoa | 9.01 | 2024 | up 242.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Gabon | 8.87 | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 154 | Belize | 8.8 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 155 | Zambia | 8.64 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 156 | Nigeria | 8.27 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 157 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.24 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 158 | Saint Barthelemy | 7.94 | 2024 | up 129.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Paraguay | 7.78 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.59 | 2018 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 161 | Solomon Islands | 7.54 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 162 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.47 | 2017 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 163 | Papua New Guinea | 7.39 | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 164 | Somalia | 7.39 | 2024 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 6.84 | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 166 | Angola | 6.76 | 2022 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 167 | Barbados | 6.39 | 2024 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Kenya | 6.39 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 169 | Philippines | 6.38 | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 170 | Mauritania | 5.93 | 2024 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 171 | Kiribati | 5.74 | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 172 | Djibouti | 5.18 | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 173 | Grenada | 5.17 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 5.05 | 2022 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 175 | Bermuda | 5 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Aruba | 4.92 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 177 | Nepal | 4 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 178 | Vietnam | 3.81 | 2024 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 179 | Guyana | 3.31 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 180 | Tonga | 3.1 | 2024 | up 138.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Afghanistan | 3.1 | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 182 | Eritrea | 3.05 | 2016 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 183 | Laos | 2.36 | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 184 | Suriname | 2.32 | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 185 | Ghana | 1.99 | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 186 | Tanzania | 1.84 | 2024 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 187 | Mali | 1.73 | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 188 | Malawi | 1.56 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 189 | Lesotho | 1.48 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 190 | Niger | 1.46 | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 191 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.46 | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 192 | Botswana | 1.45 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 193 | Rwanda | 1.42 | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 194 | Madagascar | 1.31 | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 195 | Cameroon | 1.31 | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 196 | Congo | 1.3 | 2021 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Guinea | 1.21 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 198 | Anguilla | 1.2 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | Benin | 1.18 | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 200 | Gambia | 1.17 | 2024 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 201 | Sri Lanka | 1.12 | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 202 | Togo | 0.9337 | 2024 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 203 | Myanmar | 0.9216 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 204 | Sierra Leone | 0.8748 | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 205 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.8532 | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 206 | Mozambique | 0.8187 | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 207 | Uganda | 0.8118 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 208 | South Sudan | 0.8007 | 2024 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 209 | Indonesia | 0.7581 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 210 | Sudan | 0.7485 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 211 | Ethiopia | 0.647 | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 212 | Haiti | 0.6129 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 213 | Chad | 0.5962 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 214 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.3516 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 215 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.3431 | 2024 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 216 | Burundi | 0.2731 | 2024 | down 69.3% | falling |
| 217 | Burkina Faso | 0.2651 | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 218 | Tuvalu | 0.1766 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 219 | Central African Republic | 0.1342 | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 220 | Liberia | 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.
- Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) 92.41
- Europa Occidental 91.45
- América del Norte 86.44
- World Bank (high income) 86.3
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 85.36
- Europe (WHO regions) 79.72
- Europa y Asia Central 79.53
- Americas (WHO regions) 76.5
- Northern Africa (African Union) 74.77
- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) 72.6
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 70.76
- América Latina y el Caribe 70.74
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 70.73
- Europa del Este y Asia Central 65.42
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 64.65
- Oriente Medio y África del Norte 63.03
- (SDGRC) North Africa 61.29
- Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 60.79
- World Bank (upper middle income) 57.39
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 56.67
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) 51.45
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico 49.52
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 49.33
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 45.78
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 42.6
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) 42.35
- Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) 30.31
- (SDGRC) Southern Africa 23.66
- Southern Africa (African Union) 23.63
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 21.83
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 17.29
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 17.26
- World Bank (lower middle income) 16.92
- African Union 16.81
- (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 16.79
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 15.75
- Asia Meridional 15.75
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) 14.64
- OECD Fragile Contexts 14.4
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) 12.23