People in rural areas 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
172
Highest
97.69 million people
India
Lowest
0 people
Tokelau
Median
128,438 people
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,269
What the numbers show
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 97.69 million people in India; the lowest is 0 people in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 128,438 people, and the mean is 4.23 million people.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 120 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 272.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 97.69 million people | 2024 | down 76.1% | falling |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 92.14 million people | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 61.74 million people | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 45.12 million people | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 41.11 million people | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 6 | Tanzania | 28.10 million people | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 7 | Uganda | 24.65 million people | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 8 | Niger | 19.16 million people | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 9 | Kenya | 16.01 million people | 2024 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 10 | Mozambique | 15.74 million people | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 14.76 million people | 2024 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 12 | Chad | 14.32 million people | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 13 | Madagascar | 13.87 million people | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 14 | Sudan | 13.37 million people | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 15 | Afghanistan | 12.94 million people | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 16 | China | 12.25 million people | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Yemen | 11.86 million people | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 18 | Russia | 10.47 million people | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 19 | Brazil | 8.17 million people | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 8.14 million people | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 21 | South Sudan | 8.11 million people | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 22 | Angola | 8.01 million people | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.92 million people | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 24 | Indonesia | 7.90 million people | 2024 | down 79.0% | falling |
| 25 | Cameroon | 7.72 million people | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 6.84 million people | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 27 | Myanmar | 6.61 million people | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 28 | Zambia | 6.57 million people | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 29 | Mali | 6.27 million people | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 30 | Ghana | 6.25 million people | 2024 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 31 | Burundi | 5.70 million people | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 5.56 million people | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 33 | Benin | 5.39 million people | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 34 | Guinea | 5.37 million people | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 35 | Somalia | 5.04 million people | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 36 | Malawi | 4.69 million people | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 37 | Togo | 4.11 million people | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 3.62 million people | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 39 | Senegal | 3.34 million people | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 40 | South Africa | 3.31 million people | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 41 | Philippines | 3.13 million people | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 2.87 million people | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 43 | Haiti | 2.78 million people | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 44 | North Korea | 2.62 million people | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 2.61 million people | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 46 | Vietnam | 2.47 million people | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Guatemala | 2.44 million people | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 48 | Peru | 2.34 million people | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 49 | Egypt | 2.09 million people | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 50 | Liberia | 1.92 million people | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 51 | Eritrea | 1.77 million people | 2016 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 52 | Congo | 1.59 million people | 2021 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 53 | Romania | 1.58 million people | 2024 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 54 | Bolivia | 1.50 million people | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 55 | Mauritania | 1.37 million people | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 56 | Cambodia | 1.30 million people | 2024 | down 78.0% | falling |
| 57 | Colombia | 1.06 million people | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 58 | Namibia | 947,581 people | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 59 | Algeria | 945,222 people | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 60 | United States | 909,537 people | 2024 | up 208.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Guinea-Bissau | 890,478 people | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 62 | Argentina | 719,188 people | 2016 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 63 | Laos | 678,318 people | 2024 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 64 | Gambia | 655,420 people | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 65 | Lesotho | 654,622 people | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 66 | Honduras | 497,194 people | 2024 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 67 | Solomon Islands | 469,132 people | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 68 | Nepal | 426,800 people | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Mongolia | 366,299 people | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 70 | Panama | 361,254 people | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 71 | Ecuador | 352,323 people | 2024 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 72 | Iraq | 305,136 people | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Georgia | 279,597 people | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 74 | Turkey | 247,527 people | 2024 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Moldova | 238,703 people | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 76 | Botswana | 192,737 people | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 77 | Djibouti | 187,319 people | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 78 | Comoros | 171,732 people | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 79 | East Timor | 169,853 people | 2024 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 80 | Equatorial Guinea | 161,933 people | 2017 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 81 | Armenia | 154,504 people | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 82 | Gabon | 154,235 people | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 83 | Rwanda | 146,381 people | 2024 | down 93.2% | falling |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 136,792 people | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 132,877 people | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 86 | Serbia | 128,925 people | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 127,952 people | 2018 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 88 | Eswatini | 115,473 people | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 89 | Cuba | 91,833 people | 2024 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 90 | Canada | 88,810 people | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 82,984 people | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 92 | Latvia | 81,054 people | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 59,330 people | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Lithuania | 49,368 people | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 41,064 people | 2023 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Croatia | 39,802 people | 2021 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 98 | El Salvador | 36,926 people | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Cape Verde | 36,878 people | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 100 | Paraguay | 33,929 people | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Saudi Arabia | 31,473 people | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 102 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30,379 people | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 103 | Kiribati | 29,694 people | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 104 | Belize | 27,996 people | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 105 | Syria | 23,943 people | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 106 | United Kingdom | 23,514 people | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 107 | Tunisia | 21,675 people | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Belarus | 19,324 people | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 109 | Suriname | 18,657 people | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 15,709 people | 2024 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Palestine | 15,291 people | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13,679 people | 2024 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 113 | Jamaica | 12,918 people | 2024 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 114 | Jordan | 12,181 people | 2024 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 115 | Montenegro | 12,115 people | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 10,343 people | 2022 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 9,895 people | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Mauritius | 8,880 people | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 119 | Ukraine | 8,765 people | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Sweden | 8,468 people | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 121 | Bhutan | 8,412 people | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Israel | 7,502 people | 2024 | up 272.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5,969 people | 2018 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 124 | Cyprus | 4,849 people | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 125 | Marshall Islands | 1,942 people | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 126 | Tonga | 1,489 people | 2024 | down 73.7% | falling |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | 996.28 people | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 128 | Samoa | 830.2 people | 2024 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 129 | Wallis and Futuna | 794.47 people | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 130 | Estonia | 719.85 people | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 131 | Slovakia | 573.19 people | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Cook Islands | 129.07 people | 2024 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 133 | Tuvalu | 124.83 people | 2024 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 134 | Netherlands | 82.58 people | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 135 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 59.43 people | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 136 | Palau | 47.73 people | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Bulgaria | 13.38 people | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 139 | Belgium | 6.55 people | 2024 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 140 | Finland | 1.7 people | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 141 | Albania | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Andorra | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Austria | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Switzerland | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Chile | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Czechia | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Germany | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 141 | Denmark | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 141 | Spain | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Fiji | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | France | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 141 | Greece | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Guyana | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Hungary | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 141 | Iran | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Iceland | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 141 | Italy | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Maldives | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Mexico | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Malaysia | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Norway | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 141 | New Zealand | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 141 | Oman | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Poland | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Portugal | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Thailand | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Turkmenistan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Uruguay | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Falkland Islands | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 141 | 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.