People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
213
Highest
6.37 % change on previous year
South Korea
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Tokelau
Median
-0.7177 % change on previous year
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
4,755
What the numbers show
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 6.37 % change on previous year in South Korea; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.7177 % change on previous year, and the mean is -17.72 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 140 fell. The largest increase was in Faroe Islands (up 1,581.2%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 12,409.0%).
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 6.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Chad | 4.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.9% | flat |
| 3 | Niue | 4.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 4 | South Sudan | 3.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,446.0% | volatile |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 3.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 3.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Jordan | 3.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.5% | falling |
| 8 | Libya | 3.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 9 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 199.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 3.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 822.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 12 | Turkmenistan | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 137.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Malawi | 2.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 168.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Qatar | 2.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Burundi | 2.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 16 | Niger | 2.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 17 | Tajikistan | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Madagascar | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.6% | falling |
| 19 | Hong Kong | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 20 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.95 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 288.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Cayman Islands | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 22 | Iraq | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 24 | Vanuatu | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 25 | Angola | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 189.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Solomon Islands | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 27 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 396.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,204.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Congo | 1.82 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 31 | Guinea | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 344.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Uganda | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 33 | French Guiana | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Gambia | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.6% | falling |
| 36 | Cameroon | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Mauritania | 1.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 319.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Gabon | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 41 | Togo | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 57.8% | falling |
| 42 | Ireland | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.5% | falling |
| 43 | Namibia | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Pakistan | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 134.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Nigeria | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 46 | Canada | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Guyana | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Benin | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 50 | Belize | 0.9832 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 51 | Kiribati | 0.9741 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 168.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Djibouti | 0.968 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Cyprus | 0.8362 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 54 | Faroe Islands | 0.8331 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 1,581.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Haiti | 0.8251 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Guam | 0.7634 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Anguilla | 0.7333 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 107.6% | volatile |
| 58 | French Polynesia | 0.6912 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Liechtenstein | 0.6869 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 60 | Nauru | 0.6645 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Egypt | 0.6644 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 62 | Suriname | 0.6535 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 63 | United Kingdom | 0.5778 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 64 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.5748 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Micronesia (country) | 0.5747 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 105.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5141 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 103.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Bahamas | 0.4987 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Yemen | 0.4956 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Albania | 0.4873 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Sweden | 0.4431 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Curacao | 0.4375 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Algeria | 0.4353 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 123.2% | rising |
| 73 | Somalia | 0.4346 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Reunion | 0.424 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 132.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Austria | 0.4163 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Liberia | 0.4139 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Mozambique | 0.406 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 78 | Venezuela | 0.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Myanmar | 0.3685 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Eritrea | 0.3277 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Finland | 0.2878 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Palestine | 0.2583 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Botswana | 0.2033 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Italy | 0.1597 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Aruba | 0.1174 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Israel | 0.1125 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Grenada | 0.1077 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.1% | falling |
| 88 | Saint Lucia | 0.061 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 102.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovenia | 0.0146 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 90 | North Korea | -0.0476 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 97.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.0534 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Slovakia | -0.0562 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Greenland | -0.0914 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Bermuda | -0.0956 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Zambia | -0.1081 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Ghana | -0.226 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.9% | volatile |
| 97 | United States | -0.2564 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Cape Verde | -0.2704 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Morocco | -0.2835 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 100 | Montenegro | -0.3036 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Guadeloupe | -0.3744 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Estonia | -0.3746 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 513.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Lithuania | -0.3782 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.2% | falling |
| 104 | Tonga | -0.4558 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Palau | -0.4971 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Bulgaria | -0.5608 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 107 | Sierra Leone | -0.7177 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 391.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Martinique | -0.8114 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Armenia | -0.8127 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.7% | flat |
| 110 | Wallis and Futuna | -0.818 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 156.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Latvia | -0.8982 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.2% | falling |
| 112 | Serbia | -0.9086 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 113 | Romania | -0.9188 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 114 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.9289 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -0.933 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 184.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Turkey | -0.9963 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Mali | -1.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,815.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Croatia | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 120 | North Macedonia | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 121 | American Samoa | -1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,002.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Dominica | -1.59 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Cote d'Ivoire | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 244.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Kenya | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 433.9% | volatile |
| 125 | British Virgin Islands | -1.8 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 154.4% | falling |
| 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 127 | Northern Mariana Islands | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Mongolia | -2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 822.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Guatemala | -2.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Burkina Faso | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 482.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Tanzania | -2.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,278.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Netherlands | -2.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 787.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Afghanistan | -2.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,091.9% | volatile |
| 134 | China | -2.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Senegal | -3.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 400.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Bolivia | -3.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 137 | Marshall Islands | -3.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 138 | Peru | -4.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 139 | Cook Islands | -4.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.5% | falling |
| 140 | Jamaica | -4.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 141 | Lesotho | -4.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.3% | falling |
| 142 | Dominican Republic | -4.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 143 | Comoros | -4.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 155.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Georgia | -4.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 145 | Eswatini | -5.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 146 | South Africa | -5.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.4% | falling |
| 147 | Mauritius | -6.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 148 | Uzbekistan | -6.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 125.7% | falling |
| 149 | Panama | -6.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 137.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Sudan | -6.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 330.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Luxembourg | -6.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.7% | falling |
| 152 | Colombia | -7.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 153 | Moldova | -7.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 154 | Russia | -7.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Brazil | -8.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.4% | falling |
| 156 | Honduras | -8.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Argentina | -8.68 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 87.1% | falling |
| 158 | Costa Rica | -9.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.0% | falling |
| 159 | Cuba | -10.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.7% | falling |
| 160 | Belarus | -10.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.7% | falling |
| 161 | Philippines | -11.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 184.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Belgium | -12.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Tuvalu | -12.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Bangladesh | -12.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 140.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Laos | -15.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 152.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Uruguay | -16.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.7% | volatile |
| 167 | El Salvador | -16.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.4% | falling |
| 168 | East Timor | -17.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 264.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Ecuador | -17.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 191.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Samoa | -17.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 199.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Indonesia | -19.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 214.7% | volatile |
| 172 | India | -26.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 284.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Cambodia | -28.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 335.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Thailand | -28.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 238.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Vietnam | -35.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 370.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Tunisia | -38.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 413.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Bhutan | -38.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 398.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Syria | -41.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 226.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Rwanda | -47.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 631.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Azerbaijan | -53.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 528.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Nepal | -58.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 583.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Paraguay | -58.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 630.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Ukraine | -77.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 631.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Kyrgyzstan | -87.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 591.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Australia | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 1,145.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Bahrain | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 2,441.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Barbados | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 1,005.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Brunei | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,100.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Switzerland | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 12,409.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Chile | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,032.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Czechia | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 996.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Spain | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 284.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Fiji | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 907.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Greece | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 894.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Iran | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 582.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Kazakhstan | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 915.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Lebanon | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 998.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Saint Martin (French Part) | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 976.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Maldives | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,256.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Mexico | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,023.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Malta | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,061.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Malaysia | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 910.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Oman | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 1,085.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Poland | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 796.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Puerto Rico | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 906.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Portugal | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 778.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Seychelles | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 1,264.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Mayotte | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 3,479.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Montserrat | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 1,047.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 1,700.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Saint Barthelemy | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 1,217.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Saint Helena | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 970.3% | volatile |
| 185 | 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.