Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities by country

Countries reporting
175
Highest
100
Andorra, Principality of
Lowest
4.51
Chad
Median
86.06
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,269

What the numbers show

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 100 in Andorra, Principality of; the lowest is 4.51 in Chad.

The median across all reporting countries is 86.06, and the mean is 72.41.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.

Over the past decade 136 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 101.1%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 34.9%).

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Andorra, Principality of 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Antigua and Barbuda 100 2024 up 4.0% rising
1 Austria 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Chile 100 2024 up 10.0% rising
1 Spain 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Iceland 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Malta 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 New Zealand 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Tokelau 96.93 2024 up 7.6% rising
2 Cook Islands 96.02 2024 up 5.9% rising
10 Turkmenistan 99.93 2024 up 1.5% flat
11 United Arab Emirates 99.92 2024 unchanged flat
12 Switzerland 99.9 2024 up 0.0% flat
13 Italy 99.9 2024 unchanged flat
14 Netherlands, The 99.89 2024 down 0.0% flat
15 Portugal 99.8 2024 up 0.9% flat
16 Kyrgyzstan 99.71 2024 up 2.3% rising
17 Maldives 99.66 2024 up 14.1% rising
18 Uruguay 99.61 2024 up 6.6% rising
19 Denmark 99.6 2024 unchanged flat
20 Belgium 99.49 2024 up 0.0% flat
21 United Kingdom 99.47 2024 unchanged flat
22 Finland 99.45 2024 up 0.0% flat
23 Tunisia 99.39 2024 up 28.5% rising
24 Czech Republic 99.37 2024 unchanged flat
25 Oman 99.3 2024 up 1.4% rising
26 Albania 99.28 2024 up 3.9% rising
27 Poland, Republic of 99.24 2024 up 3.5% rising
28 Estonia, Republic of 99.2 2024 up 0.2% flat
29 Kazakhstan, Republic of 99.11 2024 up 0.6% flat
30 Germany 98.99 2024 unchanged flat
31 Sweden 98.93 2024 down 0.1% flat
32 Cyprus 98.92 2024 down 0.3% flat
33 Thailand 98.91 2024 up 2.4% rising
34 Belarus, Republic of 98.91 2024 up 1.7% flat
35 France 98.89 2024 unchanged flat
36 Israel 98.87 2024 down 0.8% flat
37 Luxembourg 98.86 2024 up 0.0% flat
38 Canada 98.76 2024 down 0.2% flat
39 Palestine 98.74 2024 up 5.0% rising
40 Hungary 98.57 2024 unchanged flat
41 Palau, Republic of 98.43 2024 up 6.4% rising
42 United States 98.4 2024 down 1.1% flat
43 Norway 98.3 2024 unchanged flat
44 Greece 98.14 2024 up 0.4% flat
45 Costa Rica 98.13 2024 up 4.4% rising
46 Azerbaijan, Republic of 98.04 2024 up 20.5% rising
47 Uzbekistan, Republic of 97.83 2024 up 3.0% rising
48 North Macedonia, Republic of 97.74 2024 up 7.4% rising
49 Iraq 97.65 2024 up 17.0% rising
50 Türkiye, Republic of 97.23 2024 up 10.1% rising
51 Ukraine 97.09 2024 up 2.8% rising
52 Samoa 97.01 2024 up 2.8% rising
53 Tajikistan, Republic of 96.99 2023 up 2.2% rising
54 Mauritius 96.83 2024 up 3.5% rising
55 Paraguay 96.26 2024 up 23.7% rising
56 Slovak Republic 96.18 2024 up 0.0% flat
57 Malaysia 95.88 2024 up 1.7% rising
58 Saudi Arabia 95.65 2024 unchanged flat
59 Serbia, Republic of 95.51 2024 up 0.3% flat
60 China, People's Republic of 95.21 2024 up 27.9% rising
61 Sri Lanka 94.99 2024 up 7.7% rising
62 Egypt 94.91 2024 up 2.4% rising
63 Jordan 94.67 2024 down 1.8% flat
64 Syrian Arab Republic 94.53 2024 up 5.2% rising
65 Cuba 93.92 2024 up 12.4% rising
66 Montenegro 93.91 2024 up 2.9% rising
67 Jamaica 93.87 2024 up 6.7% rising
68 Viet Nam 93.46 2024 up 33.0% rising
69 Croatia, Republic of 93.36 2021 down 1.1% falling
70 Ireland 93.24 2024 up 0.2% flat
71 Tonga 93.17 2024 up 2.2% rising
72 Trinidad and Tobago 93.09 2024 down 1.9% flat
73 Lithuania, Republic of 93.06 2024 up 13.7% rising
74 Wallis and Futuna Islands 92.95 2024 down 1.4% flat
75 Fiji, Republic of 92.74 2024 up 3.0% rising
76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 92.14 2018 down 0.2% flat
77 Turks and Caicos Islands 91.59 2024 unchanged flat
78 Tuvalu 91.2 2024 up 7.2% rising
79 Guyana 90.59 2024 up 7.0% rising
80 Bhutan 89.25 2024 up 34.2% rising
81 Mexico 89.24 2024 up 15.9% rising
82 Philippines 87.47 2024 up 21.1% rising
83 Colombia 87.11 2024 up 15.5% rising
84 Nepal 86.97 2024 up 67.5% rising
85 Rwanda 86.83 2024 up 27.4% rising
86 Ecuador 86.06 2024 up 14.9% rising
87 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 86.06 2018 up 15.7% rising
88 Indonesia 85.48 2024 up 44.6% rising
89 Latvia, Republic of 84.92 2024 up 5.5% rising
90 St. Lucia 84.28 2022 down 0.1% flat
91 Moldova, Republic of 83.75 2024 up 14.6% rising
92 Bulgaria 83.72 2024 up 0.0% flat
93 Honduras 82.64 2024 up 16.3% rising
94 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 82.47 2024 up 48.1% rising
95 Armenia 82.44 2024 up 2.1% rising
96 Suriname 82.36 2024 up 10.7% rising
97 Iran, Islamic Republic of 82.3 2024 up 8.0% rising
98 Dominican Republic 81.1 2024 up 7.0% rising
99 Romania 81.09 2024 up 20.2% rising
100 India 81.05 2024 up 73.4% volatile
101 Cambodia 79.89 2024 up 84.2% volatile
102 Algeria 79.68 2024 up 2.0% rising
103 Georgia 79.66 2024 up 11.2% rising
104 South Africa 79.25 2024 up 23.3% rising
105 El Salvador 77.12 2024 up 3.0% rising
106 Argentina 76.77 2016 up 5.6% rising
107 Cabo Verde 76.61 2024 up 37.2% rising
108 Belize 76.35 2024 down 2.7% falling
109 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 73.06 2023 up 3.7% rising
110 Myanmar 71.7 2024 up 7.1% rising
111 Morocco 71.37 2024 up 9.4% rising
112 Panama 70.77 2024 up 19.7% rising
113 Russian Federation 70.44 2024 down 0.1% flat
114 Eswatini, Kingdom of 70.1 2024 up 18.5% rising
115 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 69.42 2024 up 72.4% rising
116 Bangladesh 67.62 2024 up 51.6% rising
117 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 67.51 2024 up 12.2% rising
118 Brazil 66.97 2024 up 23.1% rising
119 Pakistan 64.97 2024 up 41.2% rising
120 Peru 61.02 2024 up 23.7% rising
121 Guatemala 59.9 2024 up 11.6% rising
122 Botswana 57.8 2024 up 21.3% rising
123 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 57.25 2017 up 10.4% rising
124 Comoros, Union of the 57.1 2024 up 34.8% rising
125 Sudan 56.75 2024 up 101.1% volatile
126 Senegal 54.02 2024 up 37.1% rising
127 Bolivia 53.27 2024 up 55.1% rising
128 Mongolia 52.91 2024 up 37.3% rising
129 Malawi 49.51 2024 up 60.9% volatile
130 Lesotho, Kingdom of 49.17 2024 up 45.1% rising
131 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 47.58 2024 up 30.9% rising
132 Yemen, Republic of 47.36 2024 up 23.0% rising
133 Vanuatu 46.77 2024 down 4.0% falling
134 Burundi 45.1 2024 down 0.7% flat
135 Kenya 41.39 2024 up 24.7% rising
136 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 39.9 2024 up 34.2% rising
137 Kiribati 39.36 2024 up 24.4% rising
138 Mali 38.73 2024 up 49.5% rising
139 Somalia 35.44 2024 up 68.0% rising
140 Nigeria 34.17 2024 up 8.0% rising
141 Zambia 32.33 2024 up 48.5% rising
142 Zimbabwe 31.83 2024 down 4.2% falling
143 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 26.63 2024 up 43.4% rising
144 Tanzania 25.77 2024 up 62.1% volatile
145 Cameroon 24.89 2024 up 1.5% flat
146 Gabon 24.6 2024 up 32.3% rising
147 Côte d’Ivoire 24.31 2024 up 48.5% rising
148 Namibia 24.25 2024 up 26.6% rising
149 Haiti 24.06 2024 up 25.3% rising
150 Gambia 24.05 2024 down 34.9% falling
151 Angola 23.55 2022 up 16.7% rising
152 Burkina Faso 23.53 2024 up 86.7% volatile
153 Ghana 23.43 2024 up 83.3% volatile
154 Guinea 22.77 2024 up 61.1% rising
155 Mozambique, Republic of 22.51 2024 up 65.4% volatile
156 Djibouti 21.92 2023 up 30.3% rising
157 Uganda 20.63 2024 up 19.5% rising
158 Solomon Islands 20.17 2024 up 15.4% rising
159 Papua New Guinea 19.55 2024 up 28.8% rising
160 Guinea-Bissau 17.16 2024 up 59.5% volatile
161 Sierra Leone 15.33 2024 up 74.9% rising
162 Togo 14.31 2024 up 87.2% volatile
163 Benin 11.83 2024 up 68.9% rising
164 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11.22 2024 down 24.9% falling
165 Madagascar, Republic of 10.56 2024 up 46.3% rising
166 Liberia 10.06 2024 up 59.1% rising
167 Niger 8.69 2024 up 33.8% rising
168 South Sudan, Republic of 8.04 2024 up 51.9% rising
169 Congo, Republic of 6.26 2021 up 3.1% rising
170 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 6.11 2024 up 47.3% rising
171 Central African Republic 5.74 2024 down 20.6% falling
172 Eritrea, The State of 5.56 2016 up 60.0% rising
173 Chad 4.51 2024 down 13.4% falling

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Indicator
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
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