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 the 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 | United Republic of 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 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 14.55 | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 39 | Côte 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 (Federated States of) | 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 | Republic of Moldova | 8.07 | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 60 | Russian Federation | 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 | Cabo 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 (China) | 5.17 | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 78 | Grenada | 5.14 | 2024 | up 450.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4.95 | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 80 | Timor-Leste | 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 | Viet Nam | 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 (Bolivarian Republic of) | 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 | 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 | Virgin Islands U.S. | 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 | Curaçao | 0.5582 | 2017 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 131 | Sweden | 0.5547 | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Réunion | 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 | Republic of Korea | 0.2706 | 2024 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Sri Lanka | 0.2605 | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Türkiye | 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 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.1647 | 2024 | down 81.8% | falling |
| 159 | State of 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 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 Darussalam | 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 (Malvinas) | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Barthélemy | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 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