Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation) by country
Countries reporting
223
Highest
64.9
Ethiopia
Lowest
0
Tokelau
Median
1.41
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
7,089
What the numbers show
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation) is currently reported for 223 countries. The highest value is 64.9 in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.41, and the mean is 7.35.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 160 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 450.6%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 100.0%).
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 64.9 | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 54.94 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 3 | Uganda | 54.36 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 54.25 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 5 | Haiti | 48.69 | 2024 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 6 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.89 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 44.7 | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 8 | Burundi | 40.25 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 9 | Gambia | 40.02 | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 10 | Mozambique | 39.87 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 11 | Zambia | 37.88 | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 12 | Greenland | 37.5 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Congo | 36.69 | 2021 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 14 | Tanzania | 35.59 | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 15 | Madagascar | 34.8 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea | 32.66 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 17 | Cameroon | 30.98 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 18 | Mali | 28.5 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 19 | Yemen | 28.12 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 20 | Kenya | 25.64 | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 21 | Comoros | 25.24 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 25.12 | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 23 | Gabon | 22.62 | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 24 | Vanuatu | 22.39 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 25 | Malawi | 22.14 | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 26 | Somalia | 21.7 | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 21.64 | 2024 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Equatorial Guinea | 20.95 | 2017 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 20.23 | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 30 | Togo | 19.17 | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 31 | Chad | 19.08 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 32 | Nigeria | 18.27 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 33 | Lesotho | 18.02 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 34 | Guatemala | 16.46 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 35 | Mauritania | 15.76 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 36 | Liberia | 15.7 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 37 | South Sudan | 14.91 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 38 | North Korea | 14.55 | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 14.46 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 40 | Senegal | 14.09 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 41 | Solomon Islands | 14.09 | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 42 | Sudan | 13.89 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 43 | Namibia | 12.63 | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 44 | Pakistan | 12.38 | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.19 | 2024 | up 97.8% | rising |
| 46 | Bangladesh | 11.84 | 2024 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 47 | Eritrea | 11.29 | 2016 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 48 | Dominica | 10.89 | 2017 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 49 | Morocco | 10.61 | 2024 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Eswatini | 10.53 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 51 | Djibouti | 10.01 | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 52 | Benin | 9.85 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 53 | Micronesia (country) | 9.55 | 2020 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Peru | 9.45 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 55 | Romania | 9.19 | 2024 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 56 | Faroe Islands | 9.12 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Ghana | 9.07 | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 58 | Georgia | 8.47 | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 59 | Moldova | 8.07 | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 60 | Russia | 7.78 | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 61 | South Africa | 7.52 | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 62 | Brazil | 7.5 | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 63 | Niger | 7.49 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 64 | Mongolia | 7.33 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 65 | Myanmar | 7.3 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 66 | Belize | 7.27 | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | 7.13 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 68 | Cape Verde | 6.65 | 2024 | up 64.0% | falling |
| 69 | Cayman Islands | 6.62 | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 70 | Panama | 6.53 | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 71 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.94 | 2018 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 72 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 5.89 | 2024 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 73 | French Guiana | 5.87 | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 74 | Latvia | 5.27 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 75 | Botswana | 5.25 | 2024 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 76 | Armenia | 5.18 | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 77 | Hong Kong | 5.17 | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 78 | Grenada | 5.14 | 2024 | up 450.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Bolivia | 4.95 | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 80 | East Timor | 4.69 | 2024 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 81 | Kiribati | 4.43 | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 82 | Libya | 4.07 | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.02 | 2018 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 84 | Honduras | 3.42 | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 85 | Ireland | 3.41 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 86 | Angola | 3.41 | 2022 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Algeria | 3.25 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 88 | British Virgin Islands | 3.14 | 2016 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 89 | Indonesia | 2.94 | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 90 | Argentina | 2.89 | 2016 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 91 | Nauru | 2.76 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 92 | Suriname | 2.72 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 93 | Marshall Islands | 2.67 | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 94 | Bhutan | 2.62 | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 95 | French Polynesia | 2.49 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 96 | Vietnam | 2.45 | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.38 | 2017 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 98 | Lithuania | 2.15 | 2024 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 99 | Cambodia | 2.15 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 100 | Serbia | 2 | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 101 | Bahamas | 1.88 | 2019 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 102 | Montenegro | 1.86 | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 103 | Egypt | 1.8 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 104 | Philippines | 1.78 | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 105 | Venezuela | 1.6 | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Cuba | 1.57 | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 107 | American Samoa | 1.56 | 2024 | up 111.2% | rising |
| 108 | Iraq | 1.49 | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Nepal | 1.49 | 2024 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 110 | Niue | 1.46 | 2024 | up 100.1% | rising |
| 111 | Canada | 1.41 | 2024 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Tonga | 1.41 | 2024 | down 74.0% | falling |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 1.36 | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 1.34 | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 115 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.28 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 116 | Tuvalu | 1.28 | 2024 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.14 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 118 | Croatia | 1.11 | 2021 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 119 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.09 | 2017 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 120 | Palau | 0.9751 | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 121 | China | 0.8494 | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 0.8157 | 2024 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 123 | Slovenia | 0.8077 | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Guam | 0.8017 | 2024 | up 27.6% | falling |
| 125 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.7411 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 126 | Jordan | 0.7348 | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 127 | Jamaica | 0.7121 | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 128 | Colombia | 0.6772 | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 129 | Cook Islands | 0.5957 | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Curacao | 0.5582 | 2017 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 131 | Sweden | 0.5547 | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Reunion | 0.5494 | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 133 | Azerbaijan | 0.5476 | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Mauritius | 0.541 | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 135 | Tunisia | 0.5266 | 2024 | down 85.0% | falling |
| 136 | Cyprus | 0.5223 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 137 | Martinique | 0.5147 | 2024 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 0.4354 | 2024 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Uruguay | 0.4127 | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 140 | United States | 0.3817 | 2024 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 141 | Anguilla | 0.3779 | 2017 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Guyana | 0.3385 | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Rwanda | 0.3226 | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Samoa | 0.3077 | 2024 | down 78.9% | falling |
| 145 | Aruba | 0.3022 | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 146 | Estonia | 0.2789 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 147 | Guadeloupe | 0.2724 | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 148 | South Korea | 0.2706 | 2024 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Sri Lanka | 0.2605 | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Turkey | 0.2529 | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2516 | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Tajikistan | 0.2425 | 2023 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Ecuador | 0.2329 | 2024 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Belarus | 0.2285 | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 155 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2084 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 156 | Turkmenistan | 0.2032 | 2024 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 157 | United Kingdom | 0.1719 | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 158 | Syria | 0.1647 | 2024 | down 81.8% | falling |
| 159 | Palestine | 0.1507 | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 160 | Paraguay | 0.1478 | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Albania | 0.1361 | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.1251 | 2024 | up 153.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Thailand | 0.1056 | 2024 | down 81.3% | falling |
| 164 | Saudi Arabia | 0.098 | 2024 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 165 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0818 | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Israel | 0.0799 | 2024 | up 212.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0639 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 168 | Bermuda | 0.0583 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 169 | Japan | 0.0567 | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Liechtenstein | 0.05 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 0.0484 | 2022 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Slovakia | 0.0462 | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 173 | Austria | 0.0279 | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Ukraine | 0.022 | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Italy | 0.0145 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 176 | Luxembourg | 0.0064 | 2024 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 177 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0026 | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Netherlands | 0.0005 | 2024 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 179 | Bulgaria | 0.0002 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 180 | Belgium | 0.0001 | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Finland | 0 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 182 | Chile | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Switzerland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 184 | France | 0 | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Mexico | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | El Salvador | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Laos | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Iran | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 190 | Denmark | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Portugal | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Qatar | 0 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Andorra | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Australia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Bahrain | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Barbados | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Brunei | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Czechia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Germany | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Spain | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Fiji | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Greece | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Hungary | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | India | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Iceland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Lebanon | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Malta | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Malaysia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Norway | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | New Zealand | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Poland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Seychelles | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Mayotte | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Montserrat | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Falkland Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Barthelemy | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Helena | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Tokelau | 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.
- (SDGRC) Eastern Africa 45.97
- Central Africa (African Union) 44.7
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 43.81
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) 42.23
- Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 42.13
- East African Community (EAC) 40.93
- Eastern Africa (African Union) 40.31
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 37.73
- África Oriental y Meridional 35.84
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) 35.52
- World Bank (low income) 35.15
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 34.6
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 31.08
- África Subsahariana 30.44
- Africa (WHO regions) 30.18
- Países menos adelantados 30.09
- (SDGRC) Central Africa 29.79
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) 27.91
- (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 26.52
- African Union 26.52
- Southern Africa (African Union) 25.93
- (SDGRC) Southern Africa 25.78
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 24.79
- África Occidental y Central 24.79
- OECD Fragile Contexts 22.89
- Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) 18.65
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 17.02
- Western Africa (African Union) 17.02
- (SDGRC) West Africa 17.02
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 13.79
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 7.79
- World Bank (lower middle income) 7.1
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) 6.8
- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) 6.15
- (SDGRC) North Africa 5.73
- América Latina y el Caribe 4.99
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 4.98
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 4.96
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 4.8
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 3.92