People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) by country
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities...
Countries reporting
214
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
10.4%
Ethiopia
Median
93.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
6,338
What the numbers show
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 10.4% in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.4%, and the mean is 80.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 160 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 71.0%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 14.1%).
People using at least basic sanitation services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 100.0% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Isle of Man | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macao | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Martin (French part) | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Chile | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Liechtenstein | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Japan | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 21 | Bermuda | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | Qatar | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Israel | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Spain | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Switzerland | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Italy | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 27 | Northern Mariana Islands | 99.8% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 28 | Belarus | 99.7% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 29 | Turkmenistan | 99.7% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 30 | South Korea | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Maldives | 99.7% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 32 | Seychelles | 99.7% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 33 | Portugal | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | United States | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 35 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.6% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 37 | Belgium | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 38 | Cyprus | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Finland | 99.4% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 40 | Palestine | 99.4% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 99.4% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 42 | Oman | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 43 | Albania | 99.3% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 44 | Turkey | 99.3% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 45 | United States Virgin Islands | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 46 | Germany | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 47 | Lebanon | 99.2% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 48 | Curacao | 99.2% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 49 | Uruguay | 99.2% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 50 | United Kingdom | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 52 | Czechia | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 53 | Palau | 99.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 54 | Estonia | 99.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 55 | Greece | 99.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 56 | North Macedonia | 99.0% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 99.0% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 58 | Poland | 99.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 59 | Aruba | 98.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 98.8% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 61 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 98.8% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 62 | Iceland | 98.8% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 63 | Sweden | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 64 | France | 98.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 65 | Canada | 98.6% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.5% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 67 | Tunisia | 98.5% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 68 | Iraq | 98.5% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 69 | Venezuela | 98.4% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 70 | Slovenia | 98.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 71 | Barbados | 98.1% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 72 | Norway | 98.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 73 | Hungary | 98.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 97.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 75 | Serbia | 97.9% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 76 | Montenegro | 97.8% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 77 | Ukraine | 97.7% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 78 | Netherlands | 97.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 97.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 97.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 81 | Slovakia | 97.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 82 | French Polynesia | 97.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 83 | Mauritius | 97.4% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 84 | China | 97.3% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 85 | Samoa | 97.1% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 86 | Egypt | 97.1% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 87 | British Virgin Islands | 96.9% | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 88 | Colombia | 96.6% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 89 | Uzbekistan | 96.5% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 90 | Jordan | 96.4% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 91 | Lithuania | 96.4% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 92 | Malaysia | 96.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 96.0% | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 94 | Paraguay | 95.9% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 95 | Croatia | 95.8% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 96 | Syria | 95.6% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 97 | Vietnam | 95.4% | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95.4% | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 95.4% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 100 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 95.0% | 2017 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 101 | Hong Kong | 94.8% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 102 | Argentina | 94.8% | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 103 | Cuba | 94.8% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 94.2% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 105 | Tonga | 93.9% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 106 | Bahamas | 93.7% | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 107 | Armenia | 93.7% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 108 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 93.2% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 109 | Mexico | 93.0% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 110 | Fiji | 92.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 111 | Grenada | 92.6% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 112 | Latvia | 92.5% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 113 | Brazil | 92.4% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 114 | Russia | 92.2% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 115 | Jamaica | 91.6% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 116 | Guyana | 91.3% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 117 | Ecuador | 91.2% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 118 | Faroe Islands | 90.9% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Georgia | 90.7% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 120 | Romania | 90.5% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 121 | Iran | 90.5% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 122 | Micronesia (country) | 90.5% | 2020 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 123 | Guam | 90.4% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 124 | Dominican Republic | 90.1% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 125 | Suriname | 90.0% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 126 | Ireland | 89.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 127 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 89.7% | 2018 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 128 | Tuvalu | 89.7% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 129 | Panama | 89.1% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 130 | Laos | 88.7% | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 131 | Libya | 88.5% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 132 | Indonesia | 88.2% | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 133 | El Salvador | 88.0% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 134 | Morocco | 87.8% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 135 | Honduras | 87.7% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 136 | Philippines | 87.2% | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 137 | Moldova | 86.9% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 138 | Bhutan | 86.8% | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 139 | Bulgaria | 86.1% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 140 | Nepal | 86.0% | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 141 | Algeria | 85.9% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 142 | North Korea | 84.8% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 143 | Belize | 84.3% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 144 | India | 83.4% | 2024 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 145 | Saint Lucia | 83.4% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 146 | Cambodia | 83.3% | 2024 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Cayman Islands | 83.2% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 148 | Cape Verde | 83.1% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 149 | Rwanda | 81.3% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 150 | Dominica | 80.4% | 2017 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 151 | Marshall Islands | 79.0% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 152 | Peru | 78.8% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 153 | South Africa | 77.4% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 154 | Mongolia | 74.3% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 155 | Myanmar | 74.2% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 156 | East Timor | 72.9% | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 157 | Botswana | 72.1% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 158 | Pakistan | 71.9% | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 159 | Bolivia | 71.6% | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 160 | Nauru | 71.3% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 161 | Guatemala | 71.2% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 162 | Bangladesh | 67.6% | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 163 | Djibouti | 67.0% | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 164 | Equatorial Guinea | 66.3% | 2017 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 165 | Sudan | 65.7% | 2024 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 166 | Eswatini | 64.5% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 167 | Yemen | 63.1% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 168 | Senegal | 62.5% | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 169 | Greenland | 62.5% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | American Samoa | 62.1% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 171 | Mauritania | 58.7% | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 172 | Gabon | 57.4% | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 173 | Comoros | 57.2% | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 174 | Afghanistan | 54.5% | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 175 | Angola | 50.3% | 2022 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 176 | Malawi | 49.2% | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 48.7% | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 178 | Gambia | 48.2% | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 179 | Nigeria | 47.9% | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 180 | Lesotho | 47.9% | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 47.8% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 182 | Mali | 47.8% | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 183 | Cameroon | 47.1% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 184 | Kiribati | 45.2% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 185 | Burundi | 44.6% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 186 | Somalia | 44.5% | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 187 | Kenya | 40.9% | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 188 | Cote d'Ivoire | 40.4% | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 189 | Namibia | 38.7% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 190 | Mozambique | 38.6% | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 191 | Zambia | 37.5% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 192 | Tanzania | 37.2% | 2024 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Solomon Islands | 34.6% | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 194 | Zimbabwe | 34.6% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 195 | Guinea | 32.6% | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 196 | Burkina Faso | 31.8% | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 197 | Ghana | 31.6% | 2024 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 198 | Haiti | 29.1% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 199 | Guinea-Bissau | 28.9% | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 200 | Togo | 25.2% | 2024 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 201 | Sierra Leone | 24.9% | 2024 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 202 | Uganda | 23.9% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 203 | Papua New Guinea | 23.6% | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 204 | Liberia | 23.3% | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 205 | Benin | 22.2% | 2024 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 206 | Congo | 20.6% | 2021 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 207 | Niger | 16.3% | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 208 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 16.3% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 209 | Madagascar | 15.4% | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 210 | South Sudan | 14.4% | 2024 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 211 | Central African Republic | 14.0% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 212 | Chad | 13.1% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 213 | Eritrea | 11.9% | 2016 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 214 | Ethiopia | 10.4% | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 99.5%
- Post-demographic dividend 99.2%
- Euro area 98.8%
- OECD members 98.7%
- European Union 98.5%
- High income 98.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 98.1%
- Europe & Central Asia 97.4%
- Late-demographic dividend 96.3%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 96.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 95.8%
- East Asia & Pacific 94.8%
About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.