People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) by country
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated...
Countries reporting
146
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
0.0%
Greenland
Median
60.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,319
What the numbers show
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) is currently reported for 146 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 0.0% in Greenland.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.7%, and the mean is 59.4%.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 202.7%), and the largest decrease in Nauru (down 17.4%).
People using safely managed sanitation services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Qatar | 99.9% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 99.7% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 8 | South Korea | 99.3% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 9 | Japan | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Denmark | 98.9% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 98.5% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 98.4% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 97.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Poland | 97.8% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 97.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Israel | 97.2% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 17 | United States | 97.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Germany | 96.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Lithuania | 96.4% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 96.3% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 21 | Liechtenstein | 96.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Australia | 95.8% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 23 | Sweden | 95.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Chile | 95.1% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 94.9% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 26 | Hong Kong | 94.8% | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 93.9% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 28 | Bahrain | 93.4% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 93.0% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 30 | Greece | 92.9% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 92.5% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 32 | Ukraine | 92.4% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 33 | Hungary | 91.7% | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 34 | Czechia | 91.4% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 35 | Estonia | 90.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | San Marino | 90.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Finland | 90.1% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 38 | France | 90.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 39 | Romania | 89.8% | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 40 | New Zealand | 88.8% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 41 | Spain | 88.3% | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 42 | Malaysia | 85.8% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 43 | Isle of Man | 84.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Slovenia | 84.5% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 83.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 46 | Slovakia | 83.4% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 47 | Canada | 81.3% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 48 | Ireland | 81.3% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 49 | Jordan | 80.1% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 50 | Macao | 80.0% | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 51 | Tunisia | 79.8% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 52 | Turkey | 78.9% | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 53 | Italy | 78.2% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 54 | Norway | 77.9% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 55 | Cyprus | 77.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 75.7% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 57 | Croatia | 74.7% | 2021 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 74.6% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 59 | Belarus | 74.4% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 60 | South Africa | 73.8% | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 61 | Jamaica | 73.6% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 62 | Palestine | 73.5% | 2024 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 63 | Laos | 71.4% | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 64 | Mongolia | 69.9% | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 65 | Albania | 69.3% | 2024 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 66 | China | 68.9% | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 68.0% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 68 | Georgia | 63.0% | 2024 | up 202.7% | rising |
| 69 | India | 62.8% | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 70 | Mexico | 62.7% | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 71 | Algeria | 62.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 72 | Philippines | 62.2% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 73 | Eswatini | 60.8% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 74 | Myanmar | 60.5% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 75 | Paraguay | 58.5% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 76 | Russia | 58.2% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 77 | Egypt | 57.3% | 2024 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56.6% | 2018 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 79 | Peru | 56.5% | 2024 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 80 | Brazil | 55.0% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 81 | Nepal | 53.4% | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 82 | Cambodia | 51.6% | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 83 | Iraq | 50.9% | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 84 | Montenegro | 50.9% | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 85 | Bhutan | 49.5% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 86 | Comoros | 49.4% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 87 | Ecuador | 49.3% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 88 | Argentina | 48.5% | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 89 | Fiji | 48.5% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 90 | Malawi | 46.2% | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Cuba | 45.9% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 92 | Vietnam | 45.4% | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 93 | Samoa | 44.1% | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 94 | Lesotho | 43.8% | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 95 | Guyana | 43.4% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 96 | Yemen | 43.1% | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 43.0% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 98 | American Samoa | 42.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 99 | Tuvalu | 39.7% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 100 | Djibouti | 39.7% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 38.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 37.3% | 2024 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 103 | El Salvador | 36.0% | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 104 | Kenya | 35.8% | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 105 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34.7% | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 106 | Mozambique | 33.9% | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 107 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 33.9% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 108 | Nauru | 33.2% | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 109 | Puerto Rico | 32.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Nigeria | 32.2% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 111 | Tonga | 31.2% | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 112 | Senegal | 30.1% | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 113 | Tanzania | 28.5% | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 114 | Gambia | 28.1% | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 115 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27.1% | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 116 | Thailand | 26.7% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 26.3% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 118 | Venezuela | 26.0% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 119 | Lebanon | 25.7% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 120 | Suriname | 25.1% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 121 | Afghanistan | 24.8% | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 122 | Burkina Faso | 24.7% | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 123 | Kiribati | 24.6% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 124 | Serbia | 24.1% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 125 | Zimbabwe | 23.6% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.6% | 2024 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 127 | Libya | 21.7% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 128 | Uganda | 20.4% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 129 | Mali | 20.0% | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 130 | Ghana | 18.8% | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 131 | Colombia | 18.7% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 16.8% | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea | 16.7% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 134 | Somalia | 16.4% | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 135 | Benin | 16.4% | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 136 | Central African Republic | 13.5% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 137 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 13.1% | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 138 | Togo | 13.0% | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 139 | Madagascar | 12.8% | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 140 | North Macedonia | 12.1% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 141 | Chad | 11.1% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 142 | Armenia | 10.7% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 143 | Niger | 9.1% | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 144 | Morocco | 8.4% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 145 | Ethiopia | 8.1% | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 146 | Greenland | 0.0% | 2022 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 95.4%
- High income 84.4%
- Europe & Central Asia 80.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 74.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 68.6%
- East Asia & Pacific 63.6%
- Upper middle income 62.4%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 62.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 62.3%
- IBRD only 61.5%
- South Asia 60.1%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 60.1%
About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.