Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by urban/rural (%) by country
Countries reporting
139
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
8.1%
Ethiopia
Median
62.5%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,542
What the numbers show
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by urban/rural (%) is currently reported for 139 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 8.1% in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 62.5%, and the mean is 60.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 202.7%), and the largest decrease in Naoero (down 17.4%).
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by: 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 | Republic of 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 97.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Poland | 97.8% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 97.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Israel | 97.2% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 96.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 18 | Lithuania | 96.4% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 96.3% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 20 | Liechtenstein | 96.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Australia | 95.8% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 22 | Sweden | 95.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Chile | 95.1% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 24 | Jersey | 95.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Belgium | 94.9% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 26 | Australia and New Zealand | 94.6% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 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 | Bailiwick of Guernsey | 87.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Malaysia | 85.8% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 44 | Isle of Man | 84.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Slovenia | 84.5% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 83.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 47 | Slovak Republic | 83.4% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 48 | Canada | 81.3% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 49 | Ireland | 81.3% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 50 | Jordan | 80.1% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 51 | Tunisia | 79.8% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 52 | Italy | 78.2% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 53 | Norway | 77.9% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 54 | Réunion | 77.0% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 55 | Cyprus | 77.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 56 | French Guiana | 76.2% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 75.7% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 58 | Croatia | 74.7% | 2021 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 74.6% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 60 | Belarus | 74.4% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 61 | South Africa | 73.8% | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 62 | Jamaica | 73.6% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 63 | Mongolia | 69.9% | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 64 | Albania | 69.3% | 2024 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 65 | China (People’s Republic of) | 68.9% | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 68.0% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 67 | Georgia | 63.0% | 2024 | up 202.7% | rising |
| 68 | India | 62.8% | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 69 | Mexico | 62.7% | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 70 | Algeria | 62.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 71 | Philippines | 62.2% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 72 | Eswatini | 60.8% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 73 | Myanmar | 60.5% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 74 | Paraguay | 58.5% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 75 | Russian Federation | 58.2% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 76 | Egypt | 57.3% | 2024 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56.6% | 2018 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 78 | Peru | 56.5% | 2024 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 79 | Brazil | 55.0% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 80 | Nepal | 53.4% | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 81 | Cambodia | 51.6% | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 82 | Iraq | 50.9% | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 83 | Montenegro | 50.9% | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 84 | Bhutan | 49.5% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 85 | Comoros | 49.4% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 86 | Ecuador | 49.3% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 87 | Argentina | 48.5% | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 88 | Fiji | 48.5% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 89 | Malawi | 46.2% | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Cuba | 45.9% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 91 | Samoa | 44.1% | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 92 | Lesotho | 43.8% | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 93 | Guyana | 43.4% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 94 | Yemen | 43.1% | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 43.0% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 96 | American Samoa | 42.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 97 | Tuvalu | 39.7% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 98 | Djibouti | 39.7% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 38.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 100 | Bangladesh | 37.3% | 2024 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 101 | El Salvador | 36.0% | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 102 | Kenya | 35.8% | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 103 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34.7% | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 104 | Mozambique | 33.9% | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 105 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 33.9% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 106 | Naoero | 33.2% | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 107 | Puerto Rico | 32.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Nigeria | 32.2% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 109 | Tonga | 31.2% | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 110 | Senegal | 30.1% | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 111 | Gambia | 28.1% | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 112 | Thailand | 26.7% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 26.3% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 114 | Lebanon | 25.7% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 115 | Suriname | 25.1% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 116 | Afghanistan | 24.8% | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 117 | Burkina Faso | 24.7% | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 118 | Kiribati | 24.6% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 119 | Serbia | 24.1% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 120 | Zimbabwe | 23.6% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.6% | 2024 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 122 | Libya | 21.7% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 123 | Uganda | 20.4% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 124 | Mali | 20.0% | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 125 | Ghana | 18.8% | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 126 | Colombia | 18.7% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 16.8% | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | 16.7% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 129 | Somalia | 16.4% | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 130 | Benin | 16.4% | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 131 | Central African Republic | 13.5% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 132 | Togo | 13.0% | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 133 | Madagascar | 12.8% | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 134 | North Macedonia | 12.1% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 135 | Chad | 11.1% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 136 | Armenia | 10.7% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 137 | Niger | 9.1% | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 138 | Morocco | 8.4% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 139 | Ethiopia | 8.1% | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Europe 97.3%
- Türkiye 78.9%
- United States of America 97.0%
- Northern Europe 96.3%
- Northern America 95.4%
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 94.8%
- Europe and Northern America 85.5%
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 80.0%
- Central Asia 79.4%
- Southern Europe 75.3%
- Eastern Europe 74.1%
- Oceania 72.2%