Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities by country

Countries reporting
232
Highest
100
Andorra
Lowest
10.36
Ethiopia
Median
94.83
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,597

What the numbers show

Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities is currently reported for 232 countries. The highest value is 100 in Andorra; the lowest is 10.36 in Ethiopia.

The median across all reporting countries is 94.83, and the mean is 81.95.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 172 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 71.0%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 14.1%).

Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Andorra 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Australia 100 2024 up 0.0% flat
1 Bahrain 100 2024 up 0.0% flat
1 Brunei 100 2024 up 11.4% rising
1 Gibraltar 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Isle of Man 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Kuwait 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Macao 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Saint Martin (French part) 100 2024 up 0.3% flat
1 Monaco 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Malta 100 2024 up 0.0% flat
1 New Caledonia 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 New Zealand 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Puerto Rico 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Singapore 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 San Marino 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Mayotte 100 2024 up 18.0% rising
1 Falkland Islands 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Guernsey 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Jersey 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Saint Barthelemy 100 2024 up 0.3% flat
1 Saint Helena 100 2024 up 0.4% flat
23 Chile 100 2024 up 2.2% rising
24 Austria 99.97 2024 down 0.0% flat
25 Liechtenstein 99.95 2024 unchanged flat
26 Japan 99.94 2024 down 0.0% flat
27 Bermuda 99.94 2024 down 0.0% flat
28 Qatar 99.94 2024 unchanged flat
29 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 99.94 2024 down 0.0% flat
30 Israel 99.92 2024 down 0.1% flat
31 Spain 99.92 2024 up 0.0% flat
32 Switzerland 99.9 2024 up 0.0% flat
33 Italy 99.88 2024 down 0.0% flat
34 Northern Mariana Islands 99.76 2024 up 2.1% rising
35 Belarus 99.75 2024 up 2.9% rising
36 Turkmenistan 99.74 2024 up 2.8% rising
37 South Korea 99.73 2024 down 0.2% flat
38 Guadeloupe 99.73 2024 up 1.3% flat
39 Maldives 99.7 2024 up 9.3% rising
40 Seychelles 99.7 2024 up 1.5% flat
41 Portugal 99.66 2024 up 0.5% flat
42 United States 99.62 2024 down 0.2% flat
43 Antigua and Barbuda 99.61 2024 up 4.3% rising
44 Denmark 99.6 2024 down 0.0% flat
45 Belgium 99.49 2024 up 0.0% flat
46 Martinique 99.49 2024 up 0.8% flat
47 Cyprus 99.48 2024 down 0.1% flat
48 Reunion 99.45 2024 up 0.2% flat
49 Finland 99.45 2024 down 0.0% flat
50 Palestine 99.39 2024 up 3.8% rising
51 Thailand 99.35 2024 up 3.4% rising
52 Oman 99.32 2024 up 0.3% rising
53 Albania 99.3 2024 up 2.2% rising
54 Turkey 99.28 2024 up 3.6% rising
55 United States Virgin Islands 99.26 2024 up 0.1% flat
56 Germany 99.23 2024 up 0.0% flat
57 Lebanon 99.2 2024 up 7.1% rising
58 Curacao 99.17 2017 up 0.4% flat
59 Uruguay 99.15 2024 up 2.9% rising
60 United Kingdom 99.1 2024 down 0.0% flat
61 United Arab Emirates 99.09 2024 down 0.0% flat
62 Czechia 99.07 2024 down 0.0% flat
63 Palau 99.02 2024 up 2.2% rising
64 Estonia 99.02 2024 down 0.0% flat
65 Greece 99.01 2024 up 0.2% flat
66 North Macedonia 99 2024 up 4.5% rising
67 Azerbaijan 98.98 2024 up 14.9% rising
68 Poland 98.96 2024 up 2.0% rising
69 Aruba 98.84 2024 up 0.3% flat
70 Cook Islands 98.81 2024 up 1.4% flat
71 Costa Rica 98.79 2024 up 2.0% rising
72 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 98.78 2017 up 0.2% flat
73 Iceland 98.78 2024 down 0.0% flat
74 Sweden 98.74 2024 down 0.2% flat
75 France 98.64 2024 down 0.0% flat
76 Canada 98.59 2024 down 0.6% flat
77 Kyrgyzstan 98.54 2024 up 2.3% rising
78 Tunisia 98.54 2024 up 9.4% rising
79 Iraq 98.5 2024 up 9.4% rising
80 Venezuela 98.4 2024 up 4.6% rising
81 Slovenia 98.31 2024 down 0.4% flat
82 Barbados 98.09 2024 up 3.2% rising
83 Norway 98.05 2024 down 0.0% flat
84 Hungary 97.97 2024 down 0.0% flat
85 Kazakhstan 97.94 2024 up 0.3% flat
86 Serbia 97.94 2024 up 0.8% flat
87 Niue 97.94 2024 down 0.8% flat
88 Montenegro 97.85 2024 up 3.0% rising
89 Ukraine 97.73 2024 up 1.0% flat
90 Netherlands 97.66 2024 down 0.1% flat
91 Saudi Arabia 97.61 2024 up 0.1% flat
92 Luxembourg 97.6 2024 down 0.0% flat
93 Slovakia 97.54 2024 up 0.0% flat
94 French Polynesia 97.51 2024 down 0.1% flat
95 Mauritius 97.37 2024 up 3.0% rising
96 China 97.27 2024 up 17.2% rising
97 Samoa 97.1 2024 up 2.7% rising
98 Egypt 97.09 2024 up 2.3% rising
99 Tokelau 96.93 2024 up 7.6% rising
100 British Virgin Islands 96.86 2016 up 0.0% flat
101 Anguilla 96.7 2017 up 2.9% rising
102 Colombia 96.58 2024 up 10.0% rising
103 Uzbekistan 96.55 2024 up 1.3% flat
104 Jordan 96.41 2024 down 1.1% flat
105 Lithuania 96.4 2024 up 5.4% rising
106 Malaysia 96.02 2024 up 0.7% flat
107 Tajikistan 95.99 2023 up 1.4% rising
108 Paraguay 95.93 2024 up 11.1% rising
109 Croatia 95.79 2021 down 0.6% flat
110 Syria 95.65 2024 up 3.8% rising
111 Vietnam 95.45 2024 up 23.9% rising
112 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 95.4 2024 up 0.3% flat
113 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95.39 2018 up 0.2% flat
114 Sri Lanka 95.35 2024 up 8.1% rising
115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 94.95 2017 up 4.3% rising
116 Hong Kong 94.83 2024 down 1.3% flat
117 Argentina 94.82 2016 up 4.8% rising
118 Cuba 94.77 2024 up 7.3% rising
119 Trinidad and Tobago 94.18 2024 down 0.2% flat
120 French Guiana 94.13 2024 up 1.5% flat
121 Tonga 93.93 2024 up 1.5% rising
122 Bahamas 93.71 2019 up 0.8% flat
123 Armenia 93.66 2024 up 2.7% rising
124 Turks and Caicos Islands 93.15 2024 up 0.0% flat
125 Mexico 92.99 2024 up 5.4% rising
126 Wallis and Futuna 92.95 2024 down 1.4% flat
127 Fiji 92.75 2024 up 0.3% rising
128 Grenada 92.62 2024 down 0.7% flat
129 Latvia 92.53 2024 up 2.5% flat
130 Brazil 92.4 2024 up 8.8% rising
131 Russia 92.22 2024 up 7.0% rising
132 Jamaica 91.63 2024 up 6.1% rising
133 Guyana 91.31 2024 up 6.1% rising
134 Ecuador 91.2 2024 up 9.3% rising
135 Faroe Islands 90.88 2015 unchanged flat
136 Georgia 90.68 2024 up 7.5% rising
137 Romania 90.54 2024 up 9.8% rising
138 Iran 90.46 2024 up 3.3% rising
139 Micronesia (country) 90.45 2020 up 37.2% rising
140 Guam 90.38 2024 up 0.6% flat
141 Dominican Republic 90.12 2024 up 6.3% rising
142 Suriname 90 2024 up 4.9% rising
143 Ireland 89.73 2024 down 0.1% flat
144 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 89.7 2018 up 12.8% rising
145 Tuvalu 89.67 2024 up 5.0% rising
146 Montserrat 89.41 2024 up 2.4% rising
147 Panama 89.05 2024 up 15.0% rising
148 Laos 88.73 2024 up 34.4% rising
149 Libya 88.5 2024 down 1.2% flat
150 Indonesia 88.2 2024 up 26.3% rising
151 El Salvador 88.04 2024 up 3.5% rising
152 Morocco 87.78 2024 up 7.5% rising
153 Honduras 87.67 2024 up 11.8% rising
154 Philippines 87.15 2024 up 15.1% rising
155 Moldova 86.88 2024 up 8.6% rising
156 Bhutan 86.84 2024 up 23.5% rising
157 Bulgaria 86.08 2024 up 0.1% flat
158 Nepal 86.03 2024 up 61.1% rising
159 Algeria 85.91 2024 down 1.1% flat
160 North Korea 84.82 2023 up 5.8% rising
161 Belize 84.3 2024 up 0.4% flat
162 India 83.38 2024 up 53.9% rising
163 Saint Lucia 83.36 2022 up 0.2% flat
164 Cambodia 83.34 2024 up 63.6% volatile
165 Cayman Islands 83.24 2024 down 0.2% flat
166 Cape Verde 83.13 2024 up 21.8% rising
167 Rwanda 81.33 2024 up 22.2% rising
168 Dominica 80.37 2017 up 10.3% rising
169 Marshall Islands 78.96 2024 up 1.5% rising
170 Peru 78.77 2024 up 7.2% rising
171 South Africa 77.38 2024 up 9.1% rising
172 Mongolia 74.28 2024 up 22.0% rising
173 Myanmar 74.18 2024 up 4.8% rising
174 East Timor 72.94 2024 up 50.9% rising
175 Botswana 72.12 2024 up 8.4% rising
176 Pakistan 71.88 2024 up 26.9% rising
177 Bolivia 71.58 2024 up 30.2% rising
178 Nauru 71.32 2024 up 5.2% rising
179 Guatemala 71.17 2024 up 6.4% rising
180 Bangladesh 67.62 2024 up 40.6% rising
181 Djibouti 67.02 2023 up 16.5% rising
182 Equatorial Guinea 66.31 2017 up 8.1% rising
183 Sudan 65.71 2024 up 71.0% rising
184 Eswatini 64.46 2024 up 10.4% rising
185 Yemen 63.08 2024 up 15.2% rising
186 Senegal 62.52 2024 up 20.7% rising
187 Greenland 62.5 2022 unchanged flat
188 American Samoa 62.12 2024 down 0.1% flat
189 Mauritania 58.68 2024 up 47.2% rising
190 Gabon 57.4 2024 up 29.3% rising
191 Comoros 57.22 2024 up 27.1% rising
192 Afghanistan 54.5 2024 up 34.2% rising
193 Angola 50.3 2022 up 14.2% rising
194 Malawi 49.23 2024 up 54.5% volatile
195 Sao Tome and Principe 48.68 2024 up 24.9% rising
196 Gambia 48.17 2024 up 3.4% flat
197 Nigeria 47.9 2024 up 25.2% rising
198 Lesotho 47.89 2024 up 38.2% rising
199 Vanuatu 47.81 2024 down 7.3% falling
200 Mali 47.76 2024 up 37.3% rising
201 Cameroon 47.07 2024 up 10.2% rising
202 Kiribati 45.17 2024 up 9.5% rising
203 Burundi 44.63 2024 down 0.8% flat
204 Somalia 44.46 2024 up 30.5% rising
205 Kenya 40.88 2024 up 21.4% rising
206 Cote d'Ivoire 40.41 2024 up 29.4% rising
207 Namibia 38.72 2024 up 11.3% rising
208 Mozambique 38.59 2024 up 49.2% rising
209 Zambia 37.48 2024 up 21.8% rising
210 Tanzania 37.22 2024 up 65.7% volatile
211 Solomon Islands 34.65 2024 up 18.7% rising
212 Zimbabwe 34.64 2024 down 10.5% falling
213 Guinea 32.65 2024 up 48.7% rising
214 Burkina Faso 31.8 2024 up 47.1% rising
215 Ghana 31.58 2024 up 62.8% rising
216 Haiti 29.11 2024 up 9.3% rising
217 Guinea-Bissau 28.94 2024 up 48.8% rising
218 Togo 25.17 2024 up 50.4% rising
219 Sierra Leone 24.91 2024 up 57.2% rising
220 Uganda 23.9 2024 up 18.6% rising
221 Papua New Guinea 23.57 2024 up 17.7% rising
222 Liberia 23.34 2024 up 30.3% rising
223 Benin 22.25 2024 up 41.6% rising
224 Congo 20.55 2021 up 23.6% rising
225 Niger 16.34 2024 up 35.4% rising
226 Democratic Republic of Congo 16.3 2024 down 9.6% falling
227 Madagascar 15.37 2024 up 45.1% rising
228 South Sudan 14.43 2024 up 63.0% rising
229 Central African Republic 14.04 2024 down 14.1% falling
230 Chad 13.14 2024 up 16.9% rising
231 Eritrea 11.94 2016 up 16.3% rising
232 Ethiopia 10.36 2024 up 46.3% rising

About this data

Indicator
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed