People not using improved sanitation facilities by country
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.
Countries reporting
225
Highest
107.14 million people
Ethiopia
Lowest
0 people
Tokelau
Median
45,009 people
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,597
What the numbers show
People not using improved sanitation facilities is currently reported for 225 countries. The highest value is 107.14 million people in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 people in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 45,009 people, and the mean is 3.98 million people.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 142 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 271.9%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 100.0%).
People not using improved sanitation facilities: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 107.14 million people | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 2 | India | 97.69 million people | 2024 | down 79.0% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 84.29 million people | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 72.02 million people | 2024 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 51.63 million people | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 6 | Tanzania | 29.04 million people | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 7 | Uganda | 28.95 million people | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 20.55 million people | 2024 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 9 | Niger | 19.86 million people | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 10 | Madagascar | 19.76 million people | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 11 | Mozambique | 19.36 million people | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 12 | Kenya | 17.81 million people | 2024 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 13 | Chad | 16.50 million people | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 15.89 million people | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 15 | Sudan | 15.27 million people | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 16 | Indonesia | 14.82 million people | 2024 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 17 | Yemen | 13.40 million people | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 13.39 million people | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 19 | China | 12.25 million people | 2024 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Russia | 11.27 million people | 2024 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 21 | Angola | 10.38 million people | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 22 | Cameroon | 10.31 million people | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9.95 million people | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 24 | South Sudan | 9.28 million people | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 25 | Ghana | 9.25 million people | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 8.71 million people | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 27 | Zambia | 8.51 million people | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 28 | Benin | 8.23 million people | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 29 | Mali | 7.92 million people | 2024 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 30 | Myanmar | 7.66 million people | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 31 | Papua New Guinea | 7.47 million people | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 32 | Somalia | 6.87 million people | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 33 | Burundi | 5.93 million people | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 34 | Haiti | 5.73 million people | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 5.70 million people | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 36 | Guinea | 5.51 million people | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 37 | Malawi | 5.22 million people | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 38 | South Africa | 4.99 million people | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 39 | Togo | 4.89 million people | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 40 | Philippines | 4.59 million people | 2024 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 41 | Morocco | 4.06 million people | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 42 | Peru | 3.89 million people | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 43 | North Korea | 3.84 million people | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 44 | Senegal | 3.74 million people | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 3.70 million people | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 3.50 million people | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 47 | Guatemala | 3.21 million people | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 48 | Liberia | 2.79 million people | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 49 | Congo | 2.65 million people | 2021 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 50 | Vietnam | 2.47 million people | 2024 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Eritrea | 2.45 million people | 2016 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 52 | Egypt | 2.10 million people | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 53 | Romania | 1.75 million people | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 54 | Mauritania | 1.65 million people | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 55 | Algeria | 1.54 million people | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 56 | Bolivia | 1.50 million people | 2024 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 57 | Colombia | 1.46 million people | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 58 | Namibia | 1.43 million people | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 59 | United States | 1.32 million people | 2024 | up 88.1% | rising |
| 60 | Cambodia | 1.30 million people | 2024 | down 79.7% | falling |
| 61 | Argentina | 1.27 million people | 2016 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 62 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.16 million people | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 63 | Gambia | 1.11 million people | 2024 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 64 | Lesotho | 766,187 people | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 65 | Honduras | 739,787 people | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 66 | Iraq | 688,442 people | 2024 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 67 | Laos | 678,318 people | 2024 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 68 | Gabon | 608,406 people | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 69 | Nepal | 598,887 people | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Canada | 561,210 people | 2024 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 504,262 people | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 72 | Solomon Islands | 486,802 people | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 73 | Venezuela | 455,743 people | 2024 | down 74.8% | falling |
| 74 | Panama | 433,953 people | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 75 | Mongolia | 404,343 people | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 76 | Hong Kong | 383,026 people | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 77 | Equatorial Guinea | 371,971 people | 2017 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 352,323 people | 2024 | down 71.7% | falling |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 346,349 people | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 80 | Turkey | 344,037 people | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Libya | 342,077 people | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 82 | Georgia | 322,615 people | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 83 | Djibouti | 298,524 people | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 84 | Botswana | 269,066 people | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 85 | Moldova | 248,974 people | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 86 | Comoros | 234,424 people | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 87 | Rwanda | 206,206 people | 2024 | down 91.1% | falling |
| 88 | Cuba | 191,010 people | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 90 | East Timor | 176,118 people | 2024 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 91 | Armenia | 154,504 people | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 92 | South Korea | 139,971 people | 2024 | up 159.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Serbia | 138,611 people | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 136,093 people | 2018 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 95 | Eswatini | 135,383 people | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 96 | United Kingdom | 118,884 people | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 97 | Sao Tome and Principe | 107,260 people | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 98 | Latvia | 98,652 people | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 99 | Tunisia | 95,208 people | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Jordan | 91,048 people | 2024 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 101 | Vanuatu | 89,649 people | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 75,900 people | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 103 | El Salvador | 75,817 people | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Thailand | 75,669 people | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 72,720 people | 2023 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Japan | 70,151 people | 2024 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Lithuania | 61,535 people | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Sri Lanka | 60,195 people | 2024 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 59,330 people | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Sweden | 58,842 people | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Cape Verde | 52,852 people | 2024 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 112 | Croatia | 52,427 people | 2021 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 113 | Kiribati | 49,496 people | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 45,009 people | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 115 | Syria | 40,639 people | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Jamaica | 36,541 people | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 117 | Paraguay | 33,929 people | 2024 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Belize | 30,320 people | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 119 | Suriname | 24,937 people | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 22,977 people | 2024 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 121 | Greenland | 20,996 people | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 122 | Belarus | 20,975 people | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 123 | Bhutan | 20,708 people | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20,081 people | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 125 | French Guiana | 18,106 people | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 126 | Slovenia | 17,113 people | 2024 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Palestine | 15,291 people | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 15,231 people | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 129 | Uruguay | 13,977 people | 2024 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 130 | Montenegro | 12,115 people | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 131 | Dominica | 11,274 people | 2017 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 132 | Saint Lucia | 11,152 people | 2022 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 133 | Micronesia (country) | 10,588 people | 2020 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Mauritius | 10,081 people | 2024 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 9,895 people | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8,892 people | 2018 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 137 | Ukraine | 8,767 people | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Italy | 8,580 people | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 139 | Bahamas | 7,931 people | 2019 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 140 | Israel | 7,503 people | 2024 | up 271.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Cyprus | 7,095 people | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 142 | French Polynesia | 7,017 people | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 143 | Grenada | 6,025 people | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 144 | Cayman Islands | 4,929 people | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 145 | Reunion | 4,827 people | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 146 | Faroe Islands | 4,457 people | 2015 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 147 | Albania | 3,798 people | 2024 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Estonia | 3,795 people | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 149 | Marshall Islands | 3,566 people | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 150 | Guyana | 2,923 people | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Austria | 2,545 people | 2024 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Slovakia | 2,543 people | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 153 | Qatar | 1,934 people | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 155 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,740 people | 2017 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 156 | Tonga | 1,555 people | 2024 | down 73.7% | falling |
| 157 | Curacao | 1,400 people | 2017 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 158 | Guam | 1,345 people | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 159 | Aruba | 1,254 people | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 160 | British Virgin Islands | 1,064 people | 2016 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 162 | Samoa | 1,010 people | 2024 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 163 | Wallis and Futuna | 794.47 people | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 164 | American Samoa | 730.22 people | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 165 | United States Virgin Islands | 629.25 people | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 166 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 600.55 people | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 167 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 475.35 people | 2017 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 168 | Nauru | 428.55 people | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda | 369.72 people | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Tuvalu | 299.62 people | 2024 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 171 | Kyrgyzstan | 188.6 people | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Palau | 172.55 people | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Cook Islands | 162.86 people | 2024 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 174 | Anguilla | 132.7 people | 2017 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Northern Mariana Islands | 106.9 people | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Netherlands | 82.05 people | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 178 | Bermuda | 37.71 people | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 179 | Niue | 37.5 people | 2024 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 181 | Bulgaria | 13.4 people | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 182 | Belgium | 6.27 people | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3.6 people | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 184 | Finland | 1.71 people | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 185 | Chile | 1.5 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Andorra | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Australia | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Bahrain | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Barbados | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Brunei | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Switzerland | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Czechia | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Germany | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Denmark | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Spain | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Fiji | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | France | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Gibraltar | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Greece | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Hungary | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Isle of Man | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Iran | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Iceland | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Kazakhstan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Kuwait | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Lebanon | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Macao | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Monaco | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Maldives | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Mexico | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Malaysia | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | New Caledonia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Norway | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | New Zealand | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Oman | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Poland | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Puerto Rico | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Portugal | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Singapore | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | San Marino | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Seychelles | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Montserrat | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Falkland Islands | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Guernsey | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Jersey | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Saint Barthelemy | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Saint Helena | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Tokelau | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.