GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average) by country

SDG Goal 6 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database

Countries reporting
214
Highest
1 5 year moving average
Afghanistan
Lowest
0.143 5 year moving average
United States Virgin Islands
Median
0.857 5 year moving average
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
4,300

What the numbers show

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average) is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 1 5 year moving average in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0.143 5 year moving average in United States Virgin Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.857 5 year moving average, and the mean is 0.8003 5 year moving average.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.

Over the past decade 148 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Bahamas (up 114.5%), and the largest decrease in American Samoa (down 64.2%).

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Afghanistan 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Angola 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Albania 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% flat
1 Argentina 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 66.7% rising
1 Austria 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 66.7% rising
1 Azerbaijan 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Burundi 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Benin 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Burkina Faso 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Bangladesh 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% flat
1 Belarus 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Belize 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 66.7% rising
1 Bolivia 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Brazil 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Botswana 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% flat
1 Cote d'Ivoire 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Cameroon 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Congo 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Colombia 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Costa Rica 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% flat
1 Dominican Republic 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Ecuador 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% flat
1 Egypt 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Estonia 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 66.7% rising
1 Ethiopia 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Gabon 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Georgia 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% flat
1 Ghana 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Guinea 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Gambia 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Greece 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 66.7% rising
1 Guyana 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 66.7% rising
1 Honduras 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Hungary 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 66.7% rising
1 Indonesia 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Iraq 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% falling
1 Italy 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 66.7% rising
1 Jordan 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Kazakhstan 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged falling
1 Kenya 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Kyrgyzstan 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Cambodia 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Laos 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged falling
1 Lebanon 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Liberia 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Lesotho 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Lithuania 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 66.7% rising
1 Morocco 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Mexico 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% flat
1 Mali 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Myanmar 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Mongolia 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Mauritania 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Malawi 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Namibia 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 66.7% rising
1 Niger 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Nigeria 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Nicaragua 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% falling
1 Norway 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 66.7% rising
1 Nepal 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Panama 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Peru 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% flat
1 Paraguay 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Senegal 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Sierra Leone 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 El Salvador 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Somalia 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 66.7% flat
1 Serbia 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% flat
1 South Sudan 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% volatile
1 Eswatini 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% flat
1 Chad 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Togo 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Thailand 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Turkmenistan 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% falling
1 Tunisia 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% flat
1 Tanzania 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged falling
1 Uganda 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Ukraine 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Uzbekistan 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Vietnam 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Yemen 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 South Africa 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged flat
1 Zambia 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Zimbabwe 1 5 year moving average 2023 up 25.0% rising
87 Armenia 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% falling
87 Antigua and Barbuda 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Belgium 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Bahrain 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% falling
87 Bhutan 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 down 14.3% flat
87 Central African Republic 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% rising
87 Canada 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Switzerland 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Chile 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% flat
87 China 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% flat
87 Comoros 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% flat
87 Cape Verde 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% falling
87 Cuba 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Czechia 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% flat
87 Germany 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Denmark 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Algeria 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Eritrea 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Spain 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Finland 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Fiji 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% rising
87 France 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 United Kingdom 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Guinea-Bissau 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% rising
87 Equatorial Guinea 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% flat
87 Grenada 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% falling
87 Guatemala 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% falling
87 Croatia 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% falling
87 Haiti 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% rising
87 Ireland 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Iran 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 down 14.3% flat
87 Jamaica 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 South Korea 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Kuwait 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% falling
87 Libya 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Saint Lucia 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% flat
87 Sri Lanka 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 down 14.3% falling
87 Luxembourg 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Latvia 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Moldova 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% falling
87 Madagascar 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% rising
87 North Macedonia 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% falling
87 Montenegro 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Mozambique 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% rising
87 Mauritius 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% falling
87 Malaysia 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% falling
87 Netherlands 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 New Zealand 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Oman 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 down 14.3% falling
87 Pakistan 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 down 14.3% flat
87 Philippines 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 down 14.3% falling
87 Papua New Guinea 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Poland 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 North Korea 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% falling
87 Portugal 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Romania 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% flat
87 Rwanda 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 down 14.3% falling
87 Sudan 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% rising
87 Sao Tome and Principe 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Suriname 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Slovakia 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Slovenia 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Sweden 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 Syria 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 114.2% rising
87 Tajikistan 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 down 14.3% rising
87 East Timor 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.1% rising
87 Uruguay 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
87 United States 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% flat
87 Venezuela 0.857 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
156 United Arab Emirates 0.714 5 year moving average 2023 up 78.5% rising
156 Australia 0.714 5 year moving average 2023 up 19.0% rising
156 Bulgaria 0.714 5 year moving average 2023 up 19.0% falling
156 Barbados 0.714 5 year moving average 2023 up 19.0% flat
156 Brunei 0.714 5 year moving average 2023 up 78.5% rising
156 Dominica 0.714 5 year moving average 2023 up 19.0% falling
156 India 0.714 5 year moving average 2023 down 28.6% falling
156 Iceland 0.714 5 year moving average 2023 up 19.0% rising
156 Japan 0.714 5 year moving average 2023 up 19.0% rising
156 Maldives 0.714 5 year moving average 2023 down 10.8% flat
156 Palestine 0.714 5 year moving average 2023 up 19.0% flat
156 Qatar 0.714 5 year moving average 2023 up 19.0% falling
156 Saudi Arabia 0.714 5 year moving average 2023 up 78.5% falling
156 Trinidad and Tobago 0.714 5 year moving average 2023 up 19.0% flat
156 Turkey 0.714 5 year moving average 2023 up 19.0% falling
156 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.714 5 year moving average 2023 up 19.0% falling
172 Cyprus 0.571 5 year moving average 2023 down 4.8% falling
172 Israel 0.571 5 year moving average 2023 down 4.8% falling
172 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.571 5 year moving average 2023 down 4.8% rising
172 Liechtenstein 0.571 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
172 Marshall Islands 0.571 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
172 Malta 0.571 5 year moving average 2023 down 4.8% falling
172 Russia 0.571 5 year moving average 2023 down 4.8% falling
172 Singapore 0.571 5 year moving average 2023 down 4.8% falling
172 Solomon Islands 0.571 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
172 Seychelles 0.571 5 year moving average 2023 up 42.8% rising
172 Tuvalu 0.571 5 year moving average 2023 down 4.8% rising
172 Vanuatu 0.571 5 year moving average 2023 down 4.8% rising
184 Andorra 0.429 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.2% flat
184 Bahamas 0.429 5 year moving average 2023 up 114.5% rising
184 Bermuda 0.429 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.2% falling
184 Micronesia (country) 0.429 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.2% rising
184 Monaco 0.429 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.2% flat
184 Nauru 0.429 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.2% rising
184 Palau 0.429 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.2% flat
184 Puerto Rico 0.429 5 year moving average 2023 down 28.5% falling
184 San Marino 0.429 5 year moving average 2023 up 7.2% flat
184 Tonga 0.429 5 year moving average 2023 up 114.5% rising
184 Samoa 0.429 5 year moving average 2023 down 46.4% falling
195 Kiribati 0.286 5 year moving average 2023 down 28.5% falling
195 British Virgin Islands 0.286 5 year moving average 2023 up 43.0% rising
197 Aruba 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 down 28.5% falling
197 American Samoa 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 down 64.2% falling
197 Curacao 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 down 28.5% falling
197 Cayman Islands 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 down 28.5% falling
197 Faroe Islands 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 down 28.5% volatile
197 Gibraltar 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 down 64.2% falling
197 Greenland 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 down 64.2% falling
197 Guam 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 down 64.2% falling
197 Hong Kong 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 down 64.2% falling
197 Isle of Man 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 down 28.5% volatile
197 Macao 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 down 28.5% falling
197 Saint Martin (French part) 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 volatile
197 Northern Mariana Islands 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 down 64.2% falling
197 New Caledonia 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 down 64.2% falling
197 French Polynesia 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 volatile
197 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 down 28.5% falling
197 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 volatile
197 United States Virgin Islands 0.143 5 year moving average 2023 volatile

About this data

Indicator
GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

SDG Goal 6 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database