Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities by country
Countries reporting
175
Highest
100
Andorra
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; 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 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 | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 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 | 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 | Czechia | 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 | 99.24 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 99.2 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 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 | 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 | 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 | 98.04 | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 97.83 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 97.74 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 49 | Iraq | 97.65 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 50 | Turkey | 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 | 96.99 | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 54 | Tokelau | 96.93 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 55 | Mauritius | 96.83 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 56 | Paraguay | 96.26 | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 57 | Slovakia | 96.18 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 58 | Cook Islands | 96.02 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 59 | Malaysia | 95.88 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 95.65 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Serbia | 95.51 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 62 | China | 95.21 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 94.99 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 64 | Egypt | 94.91 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 65 | Jordan | 94.67 | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 66 | Syria | 94.53 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 67 | Cuba | 93.92 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 68 | Montenegro | 93.91 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 69 | Jamaica | 93.87 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 70 | Vietnam | 93.46 | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 71 | Croatia | 93.36 | 2021 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 72 | Ireland | 93.24 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 73 | Tonga | 93.17 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 93.09 | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 75 | Lithuania | 93.06 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 76 | Wallis and Futuna | 92.95 | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 77 | Fiji | 92.74 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 92.14 | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 79 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 91.59 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Tuvalu | 91.2 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 81 | Guyana | 90.59 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 82 | Bhutan | 89.25 | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 83 | Mexico | 89.24 | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 84 | Philippines | 87.47 | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 85 | Colombia | 87.11 | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 86 | Nepal | 86.97 | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 87 | Rwanda | 86.83 | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 88 | Ecuador | 86.06 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 86.06 | 2018 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 90 | Indonesia | 85.48 | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 91 | Latvia | 84.92 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 92 | Saint Lucia | 84.28 | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 93 | Moldova | 83.75 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 83.72 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 95 | Honduras | 82.64 | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 96 | Laos | 82.47 | 2024 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 97 | Armenia | 82.44 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 98 | Suriname | 82.36 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 99 | Iran | 82.3 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 81.1 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 101 | Romania | 81.09 | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 102 | India | 81.05 | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Cambodia | 79.89 | 2024 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Algeria | 79.68 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 105 | Georgia | 79.66 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 106 | South Africa | 79.25 | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 107 | El Salvador | 77.12 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 108 | Argentina | 76.77 | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 109 | Cape Verde | 76.61 | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 110 | Belize | 76.35 | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 111 | North Korea | 73.06 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 112 | Myanmar | 71.7 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 113 | Morocco | 71.37 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 114 | Panama | 70.77 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 115 | Russia | 70.44 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 116 | Eswatini | 70.1 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 117 | East Timor | 69.42 | 2024 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 67.62 | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 119 | Marshall Islands | 67.51 | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 120 | Brazil | 66.97 | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 121 | Pakistan | 64.97 | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 122 | Peru | 61.02 | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 123 | Guatemala | 59.9 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 124 | Botswana | 57.8 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 125 | Equatorial Guinea | 57.25 | 2017 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 126 | Comoros | 57.1 | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 127 | Sudan | 56.75 | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Senegal | 54.02 | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 129 | Bolivia | 53.27 | 2024 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 130 | Mongolia | 52.91 | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 131 | Malawi | 49.51 | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Lesotho | 49.17 | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 47.58 | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 134 | Yemen | 47.36 | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 135 | Vanuatu | 46.77 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 136 | Burundi | 45.1 | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 137 | Kenya | 41.39 | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 138 | Sao Tome and Principe | 39.9 | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 139 | Kiribati | 39.36 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 140 | Mali | 38.73 | 2024 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 141 | Somalia | 35.44 | 2024 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 142 | Nigeria | 34.17 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 143 | Zambia | 32.33 | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 144 | Zimbabwe | 31.83 | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 145 | Mauritania | 26.63 | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 146 | Tanzania | 25.77 | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Cameroon | 24.89 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 148 | Gabon | 24.6 | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 149 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24.31 | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 150 | Namibia | 24.25 | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 151 | Haiti | 24.06 | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 152 | Gambia | 24.05 | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 153 | Angola | 23.55 | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 154 | Burkina Faso | 23.53 | 2024 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Ghana | 23.43 | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Guinea | 22.77 | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 157 | Mozambique | 22.51 | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Djibouti | 21.92 | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 159 | Uganda | 20.63 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 20.17 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 19.55 | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.16 | 2024 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Sierra Leone | 15.33 | 2024 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 164 | Togo | 14.31 | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Benin | 11.83 | 2024 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 166 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 11.22 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 167 | Madagascar | 10.56 | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 168 | Liberia | 10.06 | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 169 | Niger | 8.69 | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 170 | South Sudan | 8.04 | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 171 | Congo | 6.26 | 2021 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 172 | Ethiopia | 6.11 | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 173 | Central African Republic | 5.74 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 174 | Eritrea | 5.56 | 2016 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 175 | Chad | 4.51 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |