Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population by country
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.
Countries reporting
124
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
0.0%
Armenia
Median
53.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
3,067
What the numbers show
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population is currently reported for 124 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 0.0% in Armenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 53.7%, and the mean is 57.1%.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 1,037.8%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 100.0%).
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Austria | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | Switzerland | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Chile | 99.2% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 98.4% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Germany | 98.3% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Lithuania | 97.9% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 12 | Estonia | 97.8% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 13 | Greece | 97.7% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 97.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Israel | 97.4% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 16 | United States | 97.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 96.9% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 18 | Portugal | 96.5% | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 95.8% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 20 | Hong Kong | 94.8% | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 21 | Czechia | 94.5% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 22 | Hungary | 93.2% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 23 | Ukraine | 92.4% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 89.6% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 89.5% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 26 | Tunisia | 89.2% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 27 | Ireland | 86.8% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 28 | Cyprus | 86.2% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 86.2% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 30 | Palestine | 85.1% | 2024 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 85.1% | 2021 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 32 | China | 85.1% | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 33 | Jordan | 82.5% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 34 | Canada | 81.2% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 35 | Belarus | 81.1% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 36 | Macao | 80.0% | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 79.6% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 38 | Italy | 78.6% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 39 | Turkey | 78.1% | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 40 | Mongolia | 77.8% | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 41 | Moldova | 77.2% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 75.9% | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 43 | Iran | 75.3% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 44 | South Africa | 74.8% | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 45 | Mauritius | 72.2% | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 46 | Georgia | 71.1% | 2024 | up 1,037.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Laos | 69.3% | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 48 | Egypt | 69.0% | 2024 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 67.6% | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 50 | Yemen | 65.6% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 51 | Mexico | 65.4% | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 52 | Russia | 64.9% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 53 | Algeria | 64.6% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 54 | Albania | 63.3% | 2024 | up 109.6% | rising |
| 55 | Jamaica | 63.2% | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 63.1% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 57 | Peru | 60.1% | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 58.1% | 2024 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Brazil | 56.6% | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 60 | India | 55.8% | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 61 | Montenegro | 55.4% | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 62 | Philippines | 54.1% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 63 | Mozambique | 53.3% | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 64 | Cambodia | 52.8% | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 65 | Myanmar | 52.7% | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 66 | Iraq | 52.2% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 67 | Paraguay | 51.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 68 | Panama | 50.3% | 2024 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.4% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 70 | Comoros | 46.1% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 71 | Nepal | 46.0% | 2024 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 72 | Argentina | 45.6% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 73 | Djibouti | 44.8% | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 74 | Bhutan | 44.4% | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 75 | Ecuador | 44.0% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 76 | Samoa | 43.5% | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 77 | Fiji | 42.5% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 42.2% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 79 | Cuba | 41.9% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 80 | Malawi | 41.2% | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 81 | Vietnam | 41.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 82 | Eswatini | 40.9% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 83 | Morocco | 40.8% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 84 | Tanzania | 39.5% | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 85 | Tuvalu | 37.4% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 86 | Nigeria | 36.8% | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | 35.5% | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 88 | Lesotho | 34.7% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 89 | Guyana | 34.1% | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 90 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 33.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Nauru | 33.2% | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32.2% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 93 | Chad | 32.0% | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 94 | Burkina Faso | 31.4% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 95 | Gambia | 31.0% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 96 | Papua New Guinea | 31.0% | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 97 | Bangladesh | 30.7% | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 98 | Thailand | 30.7% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 99 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.4% | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 100 | El Salvador | 28.9% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 101 | Kenya | 27.9% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 102 | Senegal | 27.5% | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 103 | Kiribati | 25.3% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 104 | Afghanistan | 24.9% | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 105 | Uganda | 24.6% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 106 | Niger | 24.4% | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 24.3% | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 108 | Sierra Leone | 24.3% | 2024 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 109 | Central African Republic | 23.4% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 110 | Tonga | 22.2% | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 111 | Benin | 21.8% | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 112 | Suriname | 20.7% | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 113 | Serbia | 19.9% | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 114 | Ethiopia | 18.9% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 115 | Ghana | 17.6% | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 116 | Somalia | 17.3% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 117 | Madagascar | 16.7% | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 118 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 15.2% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 119 | Togo | 15.0% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 120 | Zimbabwe | 10.3% | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 121 | Mali | 9.8% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 122 | North Macedonia | 8.2% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 123 | Colombia | 7.2% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 124 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.