Total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use of their household by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
15.4
Romania
Lowest
0
Switzerland
Median
0.7
Years covered
21
2003–2023
Data points
811
What the numbers show
Total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use of their household is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 15.4 in Romania; the lowest is 0 in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7, and the mean is 1.76.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 133.3%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 100.0%).
Total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 15.4 | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 9.6 | 2023 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 3 | Latvia | 6 | 2023 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 3 | Latvia | 6 | 2023 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 5 | Lithuania | 5 | 2023 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 5 | Lithuania | 5 | 2023 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 7 | Estonia | 4 | 2020 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 7 | Estonia | 4 | 2020 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 9 | Serbia | 2.1 | 2020 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 9 | Serbia | 2.1 | 2020 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 9 | Türkiye | 2.1 | 2023 | down 76.1% | falling |
| 12 | Albania | 2 | 2023 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 13 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 1.9 | 2019 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 1.7 | 2023 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 1.7 | 2023 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Hungary | 1.6 | 2020 | down 75.8% | falling |
| 17 | Croatia | 1.4 | 2020 | up 133.3% | falling |
| 17 | Croatia | 1.4 | 2020 | up 133.3% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 1 | 2020 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Slovakia | 1 | 2020 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Italy | 0.9 | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Montenegro | 0.9 | 2020 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 23 | France | 0.8 | 2023 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 23 | Belgium | 0.8 | 2023 | down 60.0% | flat |
| 25 | Poland | 0.6 | 2023 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Poland | 0.6 | 2023 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Denmark | 0.5 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 0.5 | 2020 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 0.5 | 2018 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 27 | Cyprus | 0.5 | 2020 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 0.5 | 2018 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 0.4 | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 32 | Portugal | 0.4 | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Spain | 0.4 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Greece | 0.3 | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Finland | 0.3 | 2020 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 35 | Czechia | 0.3 | 2020 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Ireland | 0.2 | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 39 | Slovenia | 0.1 | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 0.1 | 2020 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovenia | 0.1 | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Norway | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Netherlands | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Malta | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Netherlands | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Iceland | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Germany | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Switzerland | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.