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 connected to: 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 | Macau (China) | 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 (Malvinas) | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Qatar | 99.94 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of 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 (China) | 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 (Bolivarian Republic of) | 92.14 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 30 | Syrian Arab Republic | 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 | Türkiye | 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 | Russian Federation | 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 | State of Palestine | 54.64 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 92 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 53.19 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 93 | Réunion | 52.97 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 94 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 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 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 42.69 | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 106 | Honduras | 42.28 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 107 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 41.54 | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 108 | Virgin Islands U.S. | 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 | Republic of 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 (Federated States of) | 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 | Timor-Leste | 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 | Cabo 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 | Curaçao | 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 | 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 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.24 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 158 | Saint Barthélemy | 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 | Viet Nam | 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 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 | United Republic of 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 the 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