Population using at least basic sanitation services (%) by country
Countries reporting
174
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
4.5%
Chad
Median
86.4%
Years covered
25
2000β2024
Data points
4,469
What the numbers show
Population using at least basic sanitation services (%) is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 4.5% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 86.4%, and the mean is 72.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.
Over the past decade 135 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 101.1%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 34.9%).
Population using at least basic sanitation services: 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 |
| 1 | Falkland Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Turkmenistan | 99.9% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Switzerland | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Italy | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Netherlands | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Portugal | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.7% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 17 | Maldives | 99.7% | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 18 | Uruguay | 99.6% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 99.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Belgium | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 99.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Finland | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Tunisia | 99.4% | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 99.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Oman | 99.3% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 26 | Albania | 99.3% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 99.2% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 99.1% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 30 | Germany | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Sweden | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 32 | Cyprus | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 33 | Thailand | 98.9% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 34 | Belarus | 98.9% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 35 | France | 98.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Israel | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 38 | Canada | 98.8% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Palestine | 98.7% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 40 | Hungary | 98.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Palau | 98.4% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 42 | United States | 98.4% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 43 | Norway | 98.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Greece | 98.1% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 98.1% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 98.0% | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 97.8% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 97.7% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 49 | Iraq | 97.6% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 50 | Turkey | 97.2% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 51 | Ukraine | 97.1% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 52 | Samoa | 97.0% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 53 | Tajikistan | 97.0% | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 54 | Tokelau | 96.9% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 55 | Mauritius | 96.8% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 56 | Paraguay | 96.3% | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 57 | Slovakia | 96.2% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 58 | Cook Islands | 96.0% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 59 | Malaysia | 95.9% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 95.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Serbia | 95.5% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 62 | China | 95.2% | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 95.0% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 64 | Egypt | 94.9% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 65 | Jordan | 94.7% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 66 | Syria | 94.5% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 67 | Cuba | 93.9% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 68 | Montenegro | 93.9% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 69 | Jamaica | 93.9% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 70 | Vietnam | 93.5% | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 71 | Croatia | 93.4% | 2021 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 72 | Ireland | 93.2% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 73 | Tonga | 93.2% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 93.1% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 75 | Lithuania | 93.1% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 76 | Wallis and Futuna | 93.0% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 77 | Fiji | 92.7% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 92.1% | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 79 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 91.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Tuvalu | 91.2% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 81 | Guyana | 90.6% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 82 | Bhutan | 89.2% | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 83 | Mexico | 89.2% | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 84 | Philippines | 87.5% | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 85 | Colombia | 87.1% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 86 | Nepal | 87.0% | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 87 | Rwanda | 86.8% | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 88 | Ecuador | 86.1% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 86.1% | 2018 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 90 | Indonesia | 85.5% | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 91 | Latvia | 84.9% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 92 | Saint Lucia | 84.3% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 93 | Moldova | 83.8% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 83.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 95 | Honduras | 82.6% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 96 | Laos | 82.5% | 2024 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 97 | Armenia | 82.4% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 98 | Iran | 82.3% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 81.1% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 100 | Romania | 81.1% | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 101 | India | 81.0% | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Cambodia | 79.9% | 2024 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Algeria | 79.7% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 104 | Georgia | 79.7% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 105 | South Africa | 79.3% | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 106 | El Salvador | 77.1% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 107 | Argentina | 76.8% | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 108 | Cape Verde | 76.6% | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 109 | Belize | 76.4% | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 110 | North Korea | 73.1% | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 111 | Myanmar | 71.7% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 112 | Morocco | 71.4% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 113 | Panama | 70.8% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 114 | Russia | 70.4% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 115 | Eswatini | 70.1% | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 116 | East Timor | 69.4% | 2024 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 67.6% | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 118 | Marshall Islands | 67.5% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 119 | Brazil | 67.0% | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 120 | Pakistan | 65.0% | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 121 | Peru | 61.0% | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 122 | Guatemala | 59.9% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 123 | Botswana | 57.8% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 124 | Equatorial Guinea | 57.3% | 2017 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 125 | Comoros | 57.1% | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 126 | Sudan | 56.8% | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Senegal | 54.0% | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 128 | Bolivia | 53.3% | 2024 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 129 | Mongolia | 52.9% | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 130 | Malawi | 49.5% | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Lesotho | 49.2% | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 132 | Afghanistan | 47.6% | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 133 | Yemen | 47.4% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 134 | Vanuatu | 46.8% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 135 | Burundi | 45.1% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 136 | Kenya | 41.4% | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 137 | Sao Tome and Principe | 39.9% | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 138 | Kiribati | 39.4% | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 139 | Mali | 38.7% | 2024 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 140 | Somalia | 35.4% | 2024 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 141 | Nigeria | 34.2% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 142 | Zambia | 32.3% | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 143 | Zimbabwe | 31.8% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 144 | Mauritania | 26.6% | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 145 | Tanzania | 25.8% | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Cameroon | 24.9% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 147 | Gabon | 24.6% | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 148 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24.3% | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 149 | Namibia | 24.3% | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 150 | Haiti | 24.1% | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 151 | Gambia | 24.0% | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 152 | Angola | 23.5% | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 153 | Burkina Faso | 23.5% | 2024 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Ghana | 23.4% | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Guinea | 22.8% | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 156 | Mozambique | 22.5% | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Djibouti | 21.9% | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 158 | Uganda | 20.6% | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | 20.2% | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 160 | Papua New Guinea | 19.6% | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.2% | 2024 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Sierra Leone | 15.3% | 2024 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 163 | Togo | 14.3% | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Benin | 11.8% | 2024 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 165 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 11.2% | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 166 | Madagascar | 10.6% | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 167 | Liberia | 10.1% | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 168 | Niger | 8.7% | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 169 | South Sudan | 8.0% | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 170 | Congo | 6.3% | 2021 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 171 | Ethiopia | 6.1% | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 172 | Central African Republic | 5.7% | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 173 | Eritrea | 5.6% | 2016 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 174 | 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.
- Mus 96.8%
- Europe (WHO region) 93.6%
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 91.8%
- Sur 82.4%
- Americas (WHO region) 83.4%
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 80.5%
- World 72.1%
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 70.3%
- Africa (WHO region) 26.4%