Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities by country
Countries reporting
232
Highest
100
Andorra
Lowest
18.7
Chad
Median
98.47
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,597
What the numbers show
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities is currently reported for 232 countries. The highest value is 100 in Andorra; the lowest is 18.7 in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.47, and the mean is 88.41.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 179 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 65.5%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 11.9%).
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Our): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 1 | Brunei | 100 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 100 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Isle of Man | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran | 100 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lebanon | 100 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 1 | Macao | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100 | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 1 | Mexico | 100 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 1 | Malta | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 1 | Mayotte | 100 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 1 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 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 |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 48 | Chile | 100 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 49 | Finland | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 50 | Belgium | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 52 | Netherlands | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 100 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 99.99 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 55 | Italy | 99.99 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 56 | Ukraine | 99.98 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 57 | Austria | 99.97 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 58 | Slovakia | 99.95 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 59 | Liechtenstein | 99.95 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Japan | 99.94 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 61 | Bermuda | 99.94 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 62 | Qatar | 99.94 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 99.94 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 64 | Israel | 99.92 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 65 | Thailand | 99.89 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 66 | Albania | 99.86 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 67 | Syria | 99.84 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 99.83 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 99.8 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates | 99.79 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 99.78 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 72 | Belarus | 99.77 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 73 | Northern Mariana Islands | 99.76 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 99.74 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 75 | South Korea | 99.73 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 76 | Guadeloupe | 99.73 | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 77 | Palestine | 99.72 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 78 | Estonia | 99.72 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 79 | Guyana | 99.65 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 80 | United States | 99.62 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 81 | Turkey | 99.61 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 82 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.61 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 83 | Uruguay | 99.59 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 84 | Samoa | 99.54 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 85 | Paraguay | 99.51 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 86 | Martinique | 99.49 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 87 | Cyprus | 99.48 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 88 | North Macedonia | 99.46 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 89 | Reunion | 99.45 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 90 | Sweden | 99.45 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 99.43 | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 99.3 | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 93 | United States Virgin Islands | 99.26 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 94 | Tunisia | 99.22 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 95 | Jordan | 99.21 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 96 | Mauritius | 99.21 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 97 | Guam | 99.2 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 98 | Slovenia | 99.19 | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 99 | Curacao | 99.17 | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 100 | China | 99.15 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 99.12 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 102 | Anguilla | 99.08 | 2017 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 103 | Palau | 99.02 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 104 | Aruba | 98.84 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 105 | Cook Islands | 98.81 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 106 | El Salvador | 98.8 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 107 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 98.78 | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 108 | Jamaica | 98.71 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 109 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 98.71 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.67 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 111 | Croatia | 98.66 | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 98.61 | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 113 | Canada | 98.59 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 114 | Rwanda | 98.55 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 115 | Tonga | 98.51 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 116 | Iraq | 98.5 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 117 | American Samoa | 98.44 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 118 | Venezuela | 98.4 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 119 | Cuba | 98.26 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 120 | Egypt | 98.2 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 121 | Montenegro | 98.1 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 122 | Ecuador | 98.06 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 123 | Bahamas | 97.99 | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 124 | Nepal | 97.98 | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 125 | Serbia | 97.94 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 126 | Niue | 97.94 | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 127 | Lithuania | 97.85 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 128 | Vietnam | 97.55 | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 129 | French Polynesia | 97.51 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 130 | Bhutan | 97.38 | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 131 | Colombia | 97.23 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 132 | Argentina | 97.11 | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 133 | Dominican Republic | 96.97 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 134 | Tuvalu | 96.89 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 135 | British Virgin Islands | 96.86 | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 136 | Algeria | 96.71 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 137 | Ireland | 96.59 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 138 | Nauru | 96.41 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 139 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 96.3 | 2017 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 140 | Suriname | 96.07 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 141 | Philippines | 96.04 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95.98 | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 143 | Libya | 95.37 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 144 | Grenada | 94.86 | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 145 | Hong Kong | 94.83 | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 146 | Armenia | 94.8 | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 147 | Indonesia | 94.77 | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 148 | Latvia | 94.73 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 149 | French Guiana | 94.13 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 93.76 | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 151 | Cayman Islands | 93.38 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 152 | India | 93.27 | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 153 | Honduras | 93.17 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 154 | Wallis and Futuna | 92.95 | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 155 | Belize | 92.73 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 156 | Cambodia | 92.61 | 2024 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 157 | Brazil | 92.5 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 158 | Russia | 92.22 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 159 | South Africa | 92.2 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 160 | Moldova | 91.8 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 161 | Georgia | 91.53 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 162 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 91.53 | 2018 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 163 | Laos | 91.27 | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 164 | Faroe Islands | 90.88 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Romania | 90.81 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 166 | Marshall Islands | 90.5 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 167 | Micronesia (country) | 90.45 | 2020 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 168 | Panama | 90.39 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 169 | Cape Verde | 89.93 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 170 | Morocco | 89.33 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 171 | Botswana | 89.33 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 172 | Eswatini | 89.11 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 173 | Peru | 88.63 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 174 | Mongolia | 88.37 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 175 | Bangladesh | 88.16 | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 176 | Bolivia | 87.95 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 177 | East Timor | 87.43 | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 178 | Myanmar | 85.95 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 179 | North Korea | 85.45 | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 180 | Dominica | 83.54 | 2017 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 181 | Guatemala | 82.55 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 182 | Senegal | 79.76 | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 183 | Pakistan | 79.45 | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 184 | Equatorial Guinea | 76.19 | 2017 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 185 | Gabon | 76.04 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 186 | Malawi | 75.92 | 2024 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Djibouti | 74.11 | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 188 | Ghana | 73.13 | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 189 | Comoros | 72.95 | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 190 | Vanuatu | 72.65 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 191 | Angola | 70.87 | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 192 | Sudan | 69.72 | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 193 | Cote d'Ivoire | 68.85 | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 194 | Afghanistan | 68.59 | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 195 | Kenya | 68.44 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 196 | Mauritania | 68.06 | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 197 | Mali | 67.64 | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 198 | Lesotho | 67.22 | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 199 | Yemen | 66.97 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 200 | Zimbabwe | 65.73 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 201 | Cameroon | 64.58 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 202 | Somalia | 63.86 | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 203 | Nigeria | 63.77 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 204 | Kiribati | 63.21 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 205 | Burkina Faso | 62.99 | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 206 | Guinea | 62.68 | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 207 | Greenland | 62.5 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Zambia | 60.07 | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 209 | Gambia | 59.93 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 210 | Sierra Leone | 59.53 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 211 | Burundi | 57.78 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 212 | Tanzania | 57.65 | 2024 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 213 | Congo | 54.95 | 2021 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 214 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.46 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 215 | Namibia | 52.7 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 216 | Haiti | 51.31 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 217 | Liberia | 50.38 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 218 | Togo | 48.64 | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 219 | Guinea-Bissau | 47.37 | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 220 | Mozambique | 44.09 | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 221 | Benin | 43.11 | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 222 | Uganda | 42.11 | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 223 | Solomon Islands | 40.58 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 224 | Madagascar | 38.19 | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 225 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 34.09 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 226 | Central African Republic | 30.58 | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 227 | Papua New Guinea | 29.42 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 228 | Niger | 26.53 | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 229 | South Sudan | 22.29 | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 230 | Eritrea | 21.7 | 2016 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 231 | Ethiopia | 18.87 | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 232 | Chad | 18.7 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |