Rural without improved sanitation by country
Countries reporting
164
Highest
97.69 million
India
Lowest
0
Tokelau
Median
150,308
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,269
What the numbers show
Rural without improved sanitation is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 97.69 million in India; the lowest is 0 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 150,308, and the mean is 4.44 million.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 122 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 272.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Rural without improved sanitation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 97.69 million | 2024 | down 76.1% | falling |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 92.14 million | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 61.74 million | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 45.12 million | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 41.11 million | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 6 | Tanzania | 28.10 million | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 7 | Uganda | 24.65 million | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 8 | Niger | 19.16 million | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 9 | Kenya | 16.01 million | 2024 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 10 | Mozambique | 15.74 million | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 14.76 million | 2024 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 12 | Chad | 14.32 million | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 13 | Madagascar | 13.87 million | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 14 | Sudan | 13.37 million | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 15 | Afghanistan | 12.94 million | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 16 | China | 12.25 million | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Yemen | 11.86 million | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 18 | Russia | 10.47 million | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 19 | Brazil | 8.17 million | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 8.14 million | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 21 | South Sudan | 8.11 million | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 22 | Angola | 8.01 million | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.92 million | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 24 | Indonesia | 7.90 million | 2024 | down 79.0% | falling |
| 25 | Cameroon | 7.72 million | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 6.84 million | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 27 | Myanmar | 6.61 million | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 28 | Zambia | 6.57 million | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 29 | Mali | 6.27 million | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 30 | Ghana | 6.25 million | 2024 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 31 | Burundi | 5.70 million | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 5.56 million | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 33 | Benin | 5.39 million | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 34 | Guinea | 5.37 million | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 35 | Somalia | 5.04 million | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 36 | Malawi | 4.69 million | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 37 | Togo | 4.11 million | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 3.62 million | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 39 | Senegal | 3.34 million | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 40 | South Africa | 3.31 million | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 41 | Philippines | 3.13 million | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 2.87 million | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 43 | Haiti | 2.78 million | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 44 | North Korea | 2.62 million | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 2.61 million | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 46 | Vietnam | 2.47 million | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Guatemala | 2.44 million | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 48 | Peru | 2.34 million | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 49 | Egypt | 2.09 million | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 50 | Liberia | 1.92 million | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 51 | Eritrea | 1.77 million | 2016 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 52 | Congo | 1.59 million | 2021 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 53 | Romania | 1.58 million | 2024 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 54 | Bolivia | 1.50 million | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 55 | Mauritania | 1.37 million | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 56 | Cambodia | 1.30 million | 2024 | down 78.0% | falling |
| 57 | Colombia | 1.06 million | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 58 | Namibia | 947,581 | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 59 | Algeria | 945,222 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 60 | United States | 909,537 | 2024 | up 208.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Guinea-Bissau | 890,478 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 62 | Argentina | 719,188 | 2016 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 63 | Laos | 678,318 | 2024 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 64 | Gambia | 655,420 | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 65 | Lesotho | 654,622 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 66 | Honduras | 497,194 | 2024 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 67 | Solomon Islands | 469,132 | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 68 | Nepal | 426,800 | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Mongolia | 366,299 | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 70 | Panama | 361,254 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 71 | Ecuador | 352,323 | 2024 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 72 | Iraq | 305,136 | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Georgia | 279,597 | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 74 | Turkey | 247,527 | 2024 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Moldova | 238,703 | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 76 | Botswana | 192,737 | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 77 | Djibouti | 187,319 | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 78 | Comoros | 171,732 | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 79 | East Timor | 169,853 | 2024 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 80 | Equatorial Guinea | 161,933 | 2017 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 81 | Armenia | 154,504 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 82 | Gabon | 154,235 | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 83 | Rwanda | 146,381 | 2024 | down 93.2% | falling |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 136,792 | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 132,877 | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 86 | Serbia | 128,925 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 127,952 | 2018 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 88 | Eswatini | 115,473 | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 89 | Cuba | 91,833 | 2024 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 90 | Canada | 88,810 | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 82,984 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 92 | Latvia | 81,054 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 59,330 | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Lithuania | 49,368 | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 41,064 | 2023 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Ireland | 39,951 | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 97 | Croatia | 39,802 | 2021 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 98 | El Salvador | 36,926 | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Cape Verde | 36,878 | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 100 | Paraguay | 33,929 | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Saudi Arabia | 31,473 | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 102 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30,379 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 103 | Kiribati | 29,694 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 104 | Belize | 27,996 | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 105 | Syria | 23,943 | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 106 | United Kingdom | 23,514 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 107 | Tunisia | 21,675 | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Belarus | 19,324 | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 109 | Suriname | 18,657 | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 15,709 | 2024 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Palestine | 15,291 | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13,679 | 2024 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 113 | Jamaica | 12,918 | 2024 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 114 | Jordan | 12,181 | 2024 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 115 | Montenegro | 12,115 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 10,343 | 2022 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 9,895 | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Mauritius | 8,880 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 119 | Ukraine | 8,765 | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Sweden | 8,468 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 121 | Bhutan | 8,412 | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Israel | 7,502 | 2024 | up 272.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5,969 | 2018 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 124 | Cyprus | 4,849 | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 125 | Marshall Islands | 1,942 | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 126 | Tonga | 1,489 | 2024 | down 73.7% | falling |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | 996.28 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 128 | Samoa | 830.2 | 2024 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 129 | Wallis and Futuna | 794.47 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 130 | Estonia | 719.85 | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 131 | Slovakia | 573.19 | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Cook Islands | 129.07 | 2024 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 133 | Tuvalu | 124.83 | 2024 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 134 | Netherlands | 82.58 | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 135 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 59.43 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 136 | Palau | 47.73 | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Bulgaria | 13.38 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 138 | Luxembourg | 12.57 | 2024 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 139 | Belgium | 6.55 | 2024 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 140 | Finland | 1.7 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 141 | Albania | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Austria | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Switzerland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Chile | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Czechia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Spain | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Fiji | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Greece | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Guyana | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Iran | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Mexico | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Malaysia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Poland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Portugal | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Thailand | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Uruguay | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Tokelau | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |