People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural 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
171
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
4.5%
Chad
Median
85.5%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,336
What the numbers show
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 4.5% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 85.5%, and the mean is 71.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.
Over the past decade 134 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 101.1%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 34.9%).
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 100.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Turkmenistan | 99.9% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Switzerland | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | Italy | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Netherlands | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Portugal | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.7% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 16 | Maldives | 99.7% | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 17 | Uruguay | 99.6% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 99.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Belgium | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 99.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Finland | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | Tunisia | 99.4% | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 99.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Oman | 99.3% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 25 | Albania | 99.3% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 99.2% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 99.1% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 29 | Germany | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Sweden | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | Cyprus | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 32 | Thailand | 98.9% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 33 | Belarus | 98.9% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 34 | France | 98.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Israel | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 37 | Canada | 98.8% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 38 | Palestine | 98.7% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 39 | Hungary | 98.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Palau | 98.4% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 41 | United States | 98.4% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 42 | Norway | 98.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Greece | 98.1% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 98.1% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 98.0% | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 97.8% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 97.7% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 48 | Iraq | 97.6% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 49 | Turkey | 97.2% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 50 | Ukraine | 97.1% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 51 | Samoa | 97.0% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 97.0% | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 53 | Mauritius | 96.8% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 54 | Paraguay | 96.3% | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 55 | Slovakia | 96.2% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 56 | Malaysia | 95.9% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 95.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Serbia | 95.5% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 59 | China | 95.2% | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 95.0% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 61 | Egypt | 94.9% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 62 | Jordan | 94.7% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 63 | Syria | 94.5% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 64 | Cuba | 93.9% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 65 | Montenegro | 93.9% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 66 | Jamaica | 93.9% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 67 | Vietnam | 93.5% | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 68 | Croatia | 93.4% | 2021 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 69 | Ireland | 93.2% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 70 | Tonga | 93.2% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 93.1% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 72 | Lithuania | 93.1% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 73 | Fiji | 92.7% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 92.1% | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 75 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 91.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Tuvalu | 91.2% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 77 | Guyana | 90.6% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 78 | Bhutan | 89.2% | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 79 | Mexico | 89.2% | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 80 | Philippines | 87.5% | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 81 | Colombia | 87.1% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 82 | Nepal | 87.0% | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 83 | Rwanda | 86.8% | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 84 | Ecuador | 86.1% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 85 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 86.1% | 2018 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 86 | Indonesia | 85.5% | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 87 | Latvia | 84.9% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 88 | Saint Lucia | 84.3% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 89 | Moldova | 83.8% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 90 | Bulgaria | 83.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 91 | Honduras | 82.6% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 92 | Laos | 82.5% | 2024 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 93 | Armenia | 82.4% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 94 | Suriname | 82.4% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 95 | Iran | 82.3% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 81.1% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 97 | Romania | 81.1% | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 98 | India | 81.0% | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Cambodia | 79.9% | 2024 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Algeria | 79.7% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 101 | Georgia | 79.7% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 102 | South Africa | 79.3% | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 103 | El Salvador | 77.1% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 104 | Argentina | 76.8% | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 105 | Cape Verde | 76.6% | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 106 | Belize | 76.4% | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 107 | North Korea | 73.1% | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 108 | Myanmar | 71.7% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 109 | Morocco | 71.4% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 110 | Panama | 70.8% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 111 | Russia | 70.4% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 112 | Eswatini | 70.1% | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 113 | East Timor | 69.4% | 2024 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 114 | Bangladesh | 67.6% | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 115 | Marshall Islands | 67.5% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 116 | Brazil | 67.0% | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 117 | Pakistan | 65.0% | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 118 | Peru | 61.0% | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 119 | Guatemala | 59.9% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 120 | Botswana | 57.8% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 121 | Equatorial Guinea | 57.3% | 2017 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 122 | Comoros | 57.1% | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 123 | Sudan | 56.8% | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Senegal | 54.0% | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 125 | Bolivia | 53.3% | 2024 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 126 | Mongolia | 52.9% | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 127 | Malawi | 49.5% | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Lesotho | 49.2% | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 129 | Afghanistan | 47.6% | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 130 | Yemen | 47.4% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 46.8% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 132 | Burundi | 45.1% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 133 | Kenya | 41.4% | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 39.9% | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 135 | Kiribati | 39.4% | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 136 | Mali | 38.7% | 2024 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 137 | Somalia | 35.4% | 2024 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 138 | Nigeria | 34.2% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 139 | Zambia | 32.3% | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 140 | Zimbabwe | 31.8% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 141 | Mauritania | 26.6% | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 142 | Tanzania | 25.8% | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Cameroon | 24.9% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 144 | Gabon | 24.6% | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 145 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24.3% | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 146 | Namibia | 24.3% | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 147 | Haiti | 24.1% | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 148 | Gambia | 24.0% | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 149 | Angola | 23.5% | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 150 | Burkina Faso | 23.5% | 2024 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Ghana | 23.4% | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Guinea | 22.8% | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 153 | Mozambique | 22.5% | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Djibouti | 21.9% | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 155 | Uganda | 20.6% | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 156 | Solomon Islands | 20.2% | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 157 | Papua New Guinea | 19.6% | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.2% | 2024 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Sierra Leone | 15.3% | 2024 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 160 | Togo | 14.3% | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Benin | 11.8% | 2024 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 162 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 11.2% | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 163 | Madagascar | 10.6% | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 164 | Liberia | 10.1% | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 165 | Niger | 8.7% | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 166 | South Sudan | 8.0% | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 167 | Congo | 6.3% | 2021 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 168 | Ethiopia | 6.1% | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 169 | Central African Republic | 5.7% | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 170 | Eritrea | 5.6% | 2016 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 171 | Chad | 4.5% | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 98.7%
- Post-demographic dividend 98.6%
- North America 98.4%
- European Union 97.3%
- OECD members 97.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 97.1%
- High income 93.8%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 93.2%
- Europe & Central Asia 93.2%
- Late-demographic dividend 92.4%
- Upper middle income 91.2%
- East Asia & Pacific 91.0%
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.