Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services by country
Countries reporting
100
Highest
100
Andorra
Lowest
1.23
North Korea
Median
47.66
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,464
What the numbers show
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services is currently reported for 100 countries. The highest value is 100 in Andorra; the lowest is 1.23 in North Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 47.66, and the mean is 49.09.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 81.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 87.6%), and the largest decrease in North Korea (down 90.4%).
Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 2 | Switzerland | 99.45 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 98.51 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | Netherlands | 97.47 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Austria | 96.34 | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 95.11 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 7 | Israel | 94.64 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania | 93.06 | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 91.59 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 91.59 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Germany | 91.26 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 88.98 | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 13 | Portugal | 88.3 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 14 | Jamaica | 87.81 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 87.56 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 86.35 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 82.12 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 18 | Canada | 81.61 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 19 | Turkey | 81.44 | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 77.26 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 21 | Slovakia | 76.25 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 22 | Laos | 72.73 | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 72.44 | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 24 | Paraguay | 71.13 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 25 | Ireland | 71 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 26 | Philippines | 69.86 | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 27 | Azerbaijan | 68.52 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 28 | Eswatini | 67.5 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 29 | India | 66.87 | 2024 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Myanmar | 64.31 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 31 | Rwanda | 64.25 | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 62.87 | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 33 | Cuba | 59.76 | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 34 | Ecuador | 59.18 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 58.73 | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 36 | El Salvador | 58.33 | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 37 | Fiji | 57.16 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 38 | Tunisia | 56.95 | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 39 | Algeria | 56 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 40 | Nepal | 55.56 | 2024 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 41 | Bhutan | 53.63 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 42 | Mongolia | 52.3 | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 43 | Cambodia | 51.17 | 2024 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Jordan | 50.96 | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 45 | Comoros | 50.78 | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 46 | Georgia | 50.2 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 47 | Belarus | 50.08 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 48 | Egypt | 48.47 | 2024 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 49 | Vietnam | 48.3 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 50 | Lesotho | 47.82 | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 51 | Iraq | 47.49 | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 52 | Malawi | 47.29 | 2024 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 47.05 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 54 | Guyana | 46.93 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 55 | Tuvalu | 44.44 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 56 | Samoa | 44.25 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 57 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 43.87 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 41.93 | 2024 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 59 | Pakistan | 41.26 | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 60 | Montenegro | 40.74 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 61 | Kenya | 39.25 | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 62 | China | 38.08 | 2024 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 35.97 | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 64 | Tonga | 33.98 | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 65 | Suriname | 33.95 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 66 | Senegal | 32.62 | 2024 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 67 | Palestine | 32.57 | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 68 | Sao Tome and Principe | 32.05 | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 69 | Zambia | 31.28 | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 29.98 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 71 | Serbia | 29.61 | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 72 | Mali | 29.08 | 2024 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28.35 | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 74 | Yemen | 27.87 | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 75 | Nigeria | 26.55 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 76 | Afghanistan | 24.72 | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 77 | Kiribati | 23.7 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 78 | Gambia | 22.61 | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 79 | Thailand | 21.95 | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 80 | Tanzania | 21.67 | 2024 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 21.42 | 2024 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Mozambique | 21.38 | 2024 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Cote d'Ivoire | 21.2 | 2024 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 84 | Djibouti | 20.94 | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 85 | Ghana | 20.44 | 2024 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Uganda | 18.76 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 17.96 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 88 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.99 | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Somalia | 15.47 | 2024 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 90 | Papua New Guinea | 14.35 | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 91 | Togo | 11.43 | 2024 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 11.17 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 93 | Sierra Leone | 10.78 | 2024 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 94 | Benin | 10.75 | 2024 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 95 | Madagascar | 10.03 | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 96 | Niger | 5.97 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 97 | Central African Republic | 5.71 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 98 | Ethiopia | 4.68 | 2024 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 99 | Chad | 4.22 | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 100 | North Korea | 1.23 | 2023 | down 90.4% | volatile |