People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita by country
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
161
Highest
0.7089 people per person
Niger
Lowest
0 people per person
Uruguay
Median
0.0294 people per person
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,169
What the numbers show
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 0.7089 people per person in Niger; the lowest is 0 people per person in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0294 people per person, and the mean is 0.1236 people per person.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 149 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 205.5%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 0.7089 people per person | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 2 | Chad | 0.7053 people per person | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 0.6977 people per person | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 4 | South Sudan | 0.6793 people per person | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 0.6465 people per person | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 6 | Solomon Islands | 0.5727 people per person | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 7 | Eritrea | 0.5652 people per person | 2016 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 8 | Uganda | 0.4928 people per person | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 0.4892 people per person | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 10 | Togo | 0.4885 people per person | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 11 | Mozambique | 0.4545 people per person | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 12 | Madagascar | 0.434 people per person | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.4129 people per person | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 14 | Tanzania | 0.4098 people per person | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 15 | Burundi | 0.4056 people per person | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4045 people per person | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 17 | Benin | 0.3729 people per person | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 18 | Guinea | 0.3639 people per person | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 0.3457 people per person | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 20 | Liberia | 0.3425 people per person | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 0.3345 people per person | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 0.3325 people per person | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 23 | Namibia | 0.3127 people per person | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 24 | Zambia | 0.3084 people per person | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 25 | Afghanistan | 0.3033 people per person | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 26 | Yemen | 0.2921 people per person | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 27 | Kenya | 0.2837 people per person | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 28 | Lesotho | 0.2801 people per person | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 29 | Congo | 0.2692 people per person | 2021 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 30 | Mauritania | 0.2659 people per person | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 31 | Nigeria | 0.2653 people per person | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 32 | Cameroon | 0.2652 people per person | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 33 | Sudan | 0.265 people per person | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 34 | Somalia | 0.2649 people per person | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 35 | Mali | 0.2563 people per person | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 36 | Vanuatu | 0.2532 people per person | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.2479 people per person | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 38 | Gambia | 0.2375 people per person | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 39 | Haiti | 0.236 people per person | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 40 | Angola | 0.2248 people per person | 2022 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 41 | Kiribati | 0.2207 people per person | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 42 | Malawi | 0.2168 people per person | 2024 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 43 | Comoros | 0.1982 people per person | 2024 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 44 | Ghana | 0.1815 people per person | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 45 | Senegal | 0.1803 people per person | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 46 | Pakistan | 0.1636 people per person | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 47 | Djibouti | 0.1625 people per person | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 48 | Guatemala | 0.1324 people per person | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 49 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.129 people per person | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 50 | Myanmar | 0.1213 people per person | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 51 | East Timor | 0.1213 people per person | 2024 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 52 | Bolivia | 0.1205 people per person | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 53 | Mongolia | 0.1039 people per person | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 54 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1036 people per person | 2017 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 55 | Moldova | 0.0994 people per person | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 56 | North Korea | 0.0991 people per person | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 57 | Morocco | 0.095 people per person | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 58 | Eswatini | 0.0929 people per person | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 59 | Laos | 0.0873 people per person | 2024 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 0.085 people per person | 2024 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 61 | Romania | 0.083 people per person | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 62 | Panama | 0.08 people per person | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 63 | Botswana | 0.0764 people per person | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 64 | Cambodia | 0.0739 people per person | 2024 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Georgia | 0.0733 people per person | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 66 | Russia | 0.0729 people per person | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 67 | Cape Verde | 0.0703 people per person | 2024 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Peru | 0.0684 people per person | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 69 | India | 0.0673 people per person | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Belize | 0.0671 people per person | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 71 | Gabon | 0.0607 people per person | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 0.0579 people per person | 2022 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 73 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0569 people per person | 2018 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 74 | South Africa | 0.0517 people per person | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 75 | Marshall Islands | 0.0517 people per person | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 76 | Armenia | 0.0509 people per person | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 77 | Honduras | 0.0459 people per person | 2024 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 78 | Latvia | 0.0434 people per person | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 79 | Brazil | 0.0385 people per person | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0378 people per person | 2018 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 81 | Suriname | 0.0294 people per person | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 82 | Indonesia | 0.0279 people per person | 2024 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Philippines | 0.027 people per person | 2024 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 84 | Vietnam | 0.0245 people per person | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Algeria | 0.0202 people per person | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 86 | Colombia | 0.0201 people per person | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 87 | Serbia | 0.0196 people per person | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 88 | Montenegro | 0.0194 people per person | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 89 | Ecuador | 0.0194 people per person | 2024 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 90 | Egypt | 0.0179 people per person | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 91 | Lithuania | 0.0171 people per person | 2024 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 92 | Argentina | 0.0164 people per person | 2016 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 93 | Nepal | 0.0144 people per person | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Tonga | 0.0143 people per person | 2024 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 95 | Tuvalu | 0.0129 people per person | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 0.0116 people per person | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 97 | Bhutan | 0.0106 people per person | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Rwanda | 0.0103 people per person | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Croatia | 0.0103 people per person | 2021 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.01 people per person | 2024 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 101 | China | 0.0087 people per person | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Cuba | 0.0084 people per person | 2024 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 103 | Ireland | 0.0074 people per person | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 104 | Mauritius | 0.0071 people per person | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 105 | Iraq | 0.0066 people per person | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 106 | El Salvador | 0.0058 people per person | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 0.0058 people per person | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 108 | North Macedonia | 0.0054 people per person | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Paraguay | 0.0049 people per person | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Jamaica | 0.0045 people per person | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 0.004 people per person | 2023 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Samoa | 0.0038 people per person | 2024 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 0.0038 people per person | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Cyprus | 0.0036 people per person | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 115 | Costa Rica | 0.0031 people per person | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Turkey | 0.0029 people per person | 2024 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Palestine | 0.0029 people per person | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 118 | Palau | 0.0027 people per person | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 119 | United States | 0.0027 people per person | 2024 | up 189.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Canada | 0.0022 people per person | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 121 | Belarus | 0.0021 people per person | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 122 | Tunisia | 0.0018 people per person | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0013 people per person | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 124 | Jordan | 0.0011 people per person | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 125 | Syria | 0.001 people per person | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0009 people per person | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 127 | Sweden | 0.0008 people per person | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 128 | Israel | 0.0008 people per person | 2024 | up 205.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Estonia | 0.0005 people per person | 2024 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 130 | United Kingdom | 0.0003 people per person | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 131 | Ukraine | 0.0002 people per person | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Slovakia | 0.0001 people per person | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 133 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0001 people per person | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 134 | Luxembourg | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Netherlands | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 136 | Bulgaria | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 137 | Belgium | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Finland | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 139 | Albania | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Austria | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Switzerland | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Chile | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Czechia | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Spain | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Fiji | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Greece | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Guyana | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Iran | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Kazakhstan | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Sri Lanka | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Maldives | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Mexico | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Malaysia | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Oman | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Poland | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Portugal | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Thailand | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Turkmenistan | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Uruguay | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.