People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
163
Highest
5.23 % change on previous year
Trinidad and Tobago
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Tokelau
Median
-1.5 % change on previous year
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
3,683
What the numbers show
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 5.23 % change on previous year in Trinidad and Tobago; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.5 % change on previous year, and the mean is -19.81 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 116 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 2,932.0%), and the largest decrease in Turks and Caicos Islands (down 44,826.2%).
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Chad | 4.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 3 | South Sudan | 3.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,932.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Niger | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 2.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 379.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Belize | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 7 | Malawi | 2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Burundi | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 10 | Solomon Islands | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 11 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 189.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Vanuatu | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 13 | Guinea | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,910.7% | volatile |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 1.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Tajikistan | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Egypt | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 1.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 259.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Madagascar | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 135.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Iraq | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Angola | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 23 | Togo | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 24 | Cameroon | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 25 | Uganda | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 26 | Mauritania | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 429.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Pakistan | 0.9884 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 124.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Congo | 0.9779 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 29 | Mozambique | 0.7495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 30 | Papua New Guinea | 0.7413 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 31 | Cyprus | 0.6986 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.3% | falling |
| 32 | Liberia | 0.6393 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6006 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Djibouti | 0.5875 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Gambia | 0.5526 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.4% | falling |
| 36 | Suriname | 0.5151 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Canada | 0.4702 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Nigeria | 0.4365 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 39 | Benin | 0.3845 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 40 | Palestine | 0.2577 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Myanmar | 0.1457 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.6% | flat |
| 42 | Yemen | 0.1343 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Israel | 0.1065 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Saint Lucia | 0.0097 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Serbia | -0.0589 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Kiribati | -0.1483 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | -0.2652 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 165.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Montenegro | -0.3036 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Tanzania | -0.3794 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 213.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Eritrea | -0.3942 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Finland | -0.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Zambia | -0.4197 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 179.6% | volatile |
| 53 | North Korea | -0.4371 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Tonga | -0.4681 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Argentina | -0.4999 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 56 | Slovakia | -0.5195 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Morocco | -0.5336 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 58 | Algeria | -0.5599 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 59 | Ireland | -0.584 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Lithuania | -0.5988 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.4% | falling |
| 61 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.6293 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.5% | falling |
| 62 | Jordan | -0.6411 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Namibia | -0.6457 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 413.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Somalia | -0.6556 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 309.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Botswana | -0.6853 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.7% | falling |
| 66 | United States | -0.7391 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Armenia | -0.7847 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 68 | Wallis and Futuna | -0.818 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 156.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Cape Verde | -0.8621 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.4% | falling |
| 70 | United Kingdom | -0.9236 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 71 | Ghana | -0.9818 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 299.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Gabon | -0.9867 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 73 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.9934 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 216.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Romania | -0.9973 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 79.6% | falling |
| 75 | Latvia | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.1% | falling |
| 76 | Estonia | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.7% | falling |
| 77 | Russia | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,458.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Afghanistan | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 300.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Kenya | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 367.0% | volatile |
| 80 | North Macedonia | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Mongolia | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,409.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Croatia | -1.5 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 114.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -1.55 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 84 | Sweden | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 595.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Mali | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 193.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Turkey | -1.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Belgium | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 76.0% | falling |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Haiti | -2.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | -2.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 365.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -2.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44,826.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Palau | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Bulgaria | -2.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 94 | Guatemala | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Senegal | -2.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 403.0% | volatile |
| 96 | China | -2.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Netherlands | -3.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 388.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Panama | -3.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.2% | falling |
| 99 | Bolivia | -3.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 100 | Peru | -3.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 101 | Lesotho | -4.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 102 | Georgia | -4.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 103 | Cook Islands | -4.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.6% | falling |
| 104 | Marshall Islands | -4.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 105 | Brazil | -5.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 106 | Sudan | -5.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 358.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Comoros | -5.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Belarus | -5.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 109 | Eswatini | -6.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | -6.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 111 | South Africa | -6.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.4% | falling |
| 112 | Mauritius | -7.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.6% | falling |
| 113 | Moldova | -7.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 114 | Colombia | -7.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 115 | Honduras | -9.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Cuba | -11.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.4% | falling |
| 117 | Jamaica | -11.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.6% | falling |
| 118 | Philippines | -14.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 202.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Bangladesh | -14.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.2% | falling |
| 120 | East Timor | -14.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 219.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Costa Rica | -15.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.2% | falling |
| 122 | Laos | -15.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Tuvalu | -16.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.2% | falling |
| 124 | Ecuador | -17.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 223.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Luxembourg | -17.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.9% | falling |
| 126 | Samoa | -21.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 271.8% | volatile |
| 127 | India | -23.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 253.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Indonesia | -26.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 254.3% | volatile |
| 129 | El Salvador | -26.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 186.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Uzbekistan | -26.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 372.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Cambodia | -27.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 330.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Vietnam | -35.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 369.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Syria | -50.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 309.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Azerbaijan | -53.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 591.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Rwanda | -54.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 710.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Bhutan | -57.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 566.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Paraguay | -58.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 646.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Nepal | -64.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 636.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Tunisia | -69.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 726.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Ukraine | -77.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 725.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Albania | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 694.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 1,182.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Switzerland | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 12,676.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Chile | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,012.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Czechia | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 1,037.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Spain | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 1,033.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Fiji | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 877.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Greece | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 837.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Guyana | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 991.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Iran | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 905.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 1,115.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Kyrgyzstan | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 1,174.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 1,061.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Maldives | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,316.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Mexico | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 991.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Malaysia | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 873.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Oman | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 1,013.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Poland | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 963.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Portugal | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 864.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Thailand | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 867.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Turkmenistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,163.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Uruguay | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 806.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Tokelau | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 1,032.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.