Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites by country
Countries reporting
19
Highest
28.12
Yemen
Lowest
0
Bahrain
Median
0.5266
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
561
What the numbers show
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites is currently reported for 19 countries. The highest value is 28.12 in Yemen; the lowest is 0 in Bahrain.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5266, and the mean is 3.95.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Oman (down 100.0%).
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 28.12 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 2 | Sudan | 13.89 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 3 | Morocco | 10.61 | 2024 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Djibouti | 10.01 | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 5 | Libya | 4.07 | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 6 | Algeria | 3.25 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 7 | Egypt | 1.8 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 8 | Iraq | 1.49 | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Jordan | 0.7348 | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 10 | Tunisia | 0.5266 | 2024 | down 85.0% | falling |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2084 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 12 | Syria | 0.1647 | 2024 | down 81.8% | falling |
| 13 | Palestine | 0.1507 | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 0.098 | 2024 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 15 | Iran | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Qatar | 0 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Lebanon | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Bahrain | 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.
- World 6.8
- MENA Programme Region 3.92
- MENA Reporting Region 2.79