Number using at least basic sanitation by country
Countries reporting
232
Highest
1.40 billion
China
Lowest
1,782
Niue
Median
3.89 million
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,597
What the numbers show
Number using at least basic sanitation is currently reported for 232 countries. The highest value is 1.40 billion in China; the lowest is 1,782 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.89 million, and the mean is 28.84 million.
Over the past decade 198 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 125.6%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French Part) (down 30.0%).
Number using at least basic sanitation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.40 billion | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 2 | India | 1.21 billion | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 344.11 million | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 250.04 million | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 195.89 million | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 180.62 million | 2024 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 133.55 million | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 123.68 million | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 9 | Mexico | 121.69 million | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 117.36 million | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 113.14 million | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 12 | Nigeria | 111.46 million | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 100.96 million | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 14 | Vietnam | 96.39 million | 2024 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 15 | Turkey | 86.84 million | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 83.90 million | 2024 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 17 | Iran | 82.83 million | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 71.20 million | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 68.52 million | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 20 | France | 65.65 million | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 59.27 million | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 22 | South Korea | 51.58 million | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 51.08 million | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 49.53 million | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 47.87 million | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 26 | Iraq | 45.35 million | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 27 | Argentina | 41.63 million | 2016 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 28 | Myanmar | 40.43 million | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 29 | Algeria | 40.22 million | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 30 | Canada | 39.18 million | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 38.14 million | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 32 | Ukraine | 37.00 million | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 35.11 million | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 34 | Malaysia | 34.14 million | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 35 | Morocco | 33.43 million | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 33.15 million | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 37 | Sudan | 33.15 million | 2024 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Venezuela | 27.95 million | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 26.95 million | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 40 | Australia | 26.71 million | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 41 | Yemen | 25.60 million | 2024 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 42 | Tanzania | 25.52 million | 2024 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Nepal | 25.51 million | 2024 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 44 | Syria | 23.60 million | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 45 | Afghanistan | 23.24 million | 2024 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 46 | Kenya | 23.07 million | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 47 | North Korea | 22.41 million | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 22.03 million | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 20.17 million | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 50 | Chile | 19.66 million | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 51 | Angola | 17.92 million | 2022 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 52 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 17.82 million | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 53 | Netherlands | 17.80 million | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 54 | Romania | 17.22 million | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 55 | Ecuador | 16.54 million | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 56 | Cambodia | 14.70 million | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Cameroon | 13.71 million | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 13.68 million | 2024 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Mozambique | 13.36 million | 2024 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Guatemala | 13.10 million | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 61 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.90 million | 2024 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 62 | Tunisia | 12.10 million | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 63 | Uganda | 11.95 million | 2024 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 64 | Mali | 11.69 million | 2024 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 65 | Belgium | 11.68 million | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 66 | Rwanda | 11.60 million | 2024 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 67 | Senegal | 11.57 million | 2024 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 68 | Jordan | 11.14 million | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 10.93 million | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 70 | Ghana | 10.87 million | 2024 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Malawi | 10.66 million | 2024 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Czechia | 10.64 million | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 73 | Sweden | 10.47 million | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 74 | Cuba | 10.41 million | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 75 | Portugal | 10.39 million | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 10.30 million | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 10.23 million | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 9.97 million | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 79 | Greece | 9.95 million | 2024 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 80 | Honduras | 9.49 million | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 81 | Hungary | 9.48 million | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 82 | Israel | 9.38 million | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 83 | Belarus | 9.16 million | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 84 | Austria | 9.12 million | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 85 | Switzerland | 8.91 million | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 86 | Bolivia | 8.89 million | 2024 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 87 | Somalia | 8.45 million | 2024 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 88 | Zambia | 7.99 million | 2024 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 7.49 million | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Turkmenistan | 7.47 million | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.08 million | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 92 | Hong Kong | 7.03 million | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 93 | Laos | 6.89 million | 2024 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 94 | Paraguay | 6.65 million | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 95 | Serbia | 6.60 million | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 96 | Libya | 6.53 million | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 97 | Burundi | 6.27 million | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 98 | Denmark | 5.95 million | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 99 | Singapore | 5.83 million | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 5.82 million | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 101 | Zimbabwe | 5.76 million | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 102 | Lebanon | 5.76 million | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 103 | Finland | 5.59 million | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 104 | El Salvador | 5.58 million | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 105 | Norway | 5.47 million | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 106 | Palestine | 5.46 million | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 107 | Slovakia | 5.37 million | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 108 | Oman | 5.25 million | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 109 | New Zealand | 5.21 million | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 5.07 million | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 111 | Kuwait | 4.93 million | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 112 | Madagascar | 4.91 million | 2024 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Guinea | 4.82 million | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Ireland | 4.72 million | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 115 | Niger | 4.42 million | 2024 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 116 | Panama | 4.02 million | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 117 | Croatia | 3.76 million | 2021 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 118 | Georgia | 3.45 million | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 119 | Haiti | 3.43 million | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 120 | Uruguay | 3.36 million | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 121 | Puerto Rico | 3.24 million | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.23 million | 2018 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 123 | Benin | 3.22 million | 2024 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 124 | Qatar | 3.05 million | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 125 | Mauritania | 3.03 million | 2024 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Armenia | 2.79 million | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 127 | Albania | 2.77 million | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 128 | Lithuania | 2.76 million | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 129 | Chad | 2.67 million | 2024 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 130 | Moldova | 2.64 million | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 131 | Jamaica | 2.60 million | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 132 | Mongolia | 2.58 million | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea | 2.49 million | 2024 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 134 | Togo | 2.39 million | 2024 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 2.15 million | 2024 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Slovenia | 2.08 million | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 137 | Botswana | 1.82 million | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 1.80 million | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 139 | Latvia | 1.73 million | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 140 | South Sudan | 1.72 million | 2024 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 141 | Bahrain | 1.61 million | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 142 | Gabon | 1.46 million | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.42 million | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 144 | Cyprus | 1.35 million | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 145 | Estonia | 1.35 million | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 146 | Gambia | 1.33 million | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 147 | Liberia | 1.31 million | 2024 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 148 | Mauritius | 1.24 million | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 149 | Congo | 1.21 million | 2021 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 150 | Namibia | 1.17 million | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 151 | Lesotho | 1.12 million | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 152 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.04 million | 2017 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 153 | East Timor | 1.02 million | 2024 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 154 | Reunion | 873,764 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 155 | Fiji | 861,487 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 156 | Eswatini | 801,129 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 157 | Djibouti | 772,743 | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 158 | Guyana | 758,855 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 159 | Central African Republic | 748,231 | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 160 | Macao | 720,262 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 161 | Bhutan | 687,376 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 162 | Luxembourg | 656,891 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 637,106 | 2024 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Montenegro | 624,746 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 165 | Suriname | 570,977 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 166 | Malta | 539,607 | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 167 | Maldives | 526,222 | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 168 | Comoros | 495,911 | 2024 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 169 | Brunei | 462,721 | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 170 | Cape Verde | 436,319 | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 171 | Iceland | 388,589 | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 172 | Guadeloupe | 374,084 | 2024 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 173 | Eritrea | 373,088 | 2016 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 174 | Bahamas | 369,850 | 2019 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 175 | Belize | 351,599 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 176 | Martinique | 341,429 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 177 | Mayotte | 326,505 | 2024 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 178 | New Caledonia | 292,639 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 179 | French Guiana | 290,416 | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 283,845 | 2024 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 181 | Barbados | 277,079 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 182 | French Polynesia | 274,790 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 183 | Samoa | 211,694 | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 184 | Curacao | 167,116 | 2017 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 185 | Vanuatu | 156,724 | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 186 | Guam | 151,631 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 187 | Saint Lucia | 149,028 | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 188 | Seychelles | 130,027 | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 114,655 | 2024 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 190 | Grenada | 108,556 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 191 | Aruba | 106,812 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 192 | Jersey | 103,846 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 193 | Micronesia (country) | 100,328 | 2020 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 194 | Tonga | 97,855 | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 195 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 94,120 | 2018 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 93,402 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 197 | United States Virgin Islands | 84,276 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 198 | Isle of Man | 84,160 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 199 | Andorra | 81,938 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 200 | Bermuda | 64,598 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 201 | Guernsey | 64,280 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 202 | Cayman Islands | 61,981 | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 203 | Kiribati | 60,766 | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 204 | Dominica | 55,048 | 2017 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 205 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 44,676 | 2017 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 206 | Faroe Islands | 44,437 | 2015 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 207 | Northern Mariana Islands | 44,171 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 208 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 43,349 | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 209 | Liechtenstein | 39,850 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 210 | Gibraltar | 39,329 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 211 | Monaco | 38,631 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 212 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 38,521 | 2017 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 213 | Greenland | 34,994 | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 214 | San Marino | 33,581 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 215 | British Virgin Islands | 32,814 | 2016 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 216 | Marshall Islands | 29,647 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 217 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 29,264 | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 218 | American Samoa | 29,050 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 219 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 26,129 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 220 | Palau | 17,522 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 221 | Anguilla | 13,949 | 2017 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 222 | Cook Islands | 13,566 | 2024 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 223 | Saint Barthelemy | 11,258 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 224 | Wallis and Futuna | 10,482 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 225 | Tuvalu | 8,650 | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 226 | Nauru | 8,521 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 227 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5,624 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 228 | Saint Helena | 5,237 | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 229 | Montserrat | 3,924 | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 230 | Falkland Islands | 3,470 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 231 | Tokelau | 2,429 | 2024 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 232 | Niue | 1,782 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |