People not using safely managed sanitation facilities by country
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.
Countries reporting
146
Highest
539.97 million people
India
Lowest
0 people
Singapore
Median
2.09 million people
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
3,667
What the numbers show
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities is currently reported for 146 countries. The highest value is 539.97 million people in India; the lowest is 0 people in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.09 million people, and the mean is 18.93 million people.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 7,362.2%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 539.97 million people | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 2 | China | 449.06 million people | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 157.74 million people | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 121.43 million people | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 108.79 million people | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 6 | Brazil | 95.49 million people | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 94.98 million people | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 8 | Russia | 60.56 million people | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 9 | Vietnam | 55.17 million people | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 52.52 million people | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 11 | Egypt | 49.72 million people | 2024 | down 25.7% | flat |
| 12 | Tanzania | 49.05 million people | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 48.75 million people | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 14 | Philippines | 43.82 million people | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 15 | Colombia | 43.00 million people | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 16 | Uganda | 39.83 million people | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 17 | Kenya | 36.21 million people | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 18 | Morocco | 34.87 million people | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 32.08 million people | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 20 | Ghana | 27.97 million people | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 21 | Madagascar | 27.87 million people | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 22 | Niger | 24.56 million people | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 23.28 million people | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 24 | Yemen | 23.08 million people | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 25 | Mozambique | 22.88 million people | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 26 | Iraq | 22.61 million people | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 27 | Argentina | 22.59 million people | 2016 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 28 | Myanmar | 21.51 million people | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 29 | Venezuela | 21.02 million people | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 30 | Mali | 19.58 million people | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 31 | Turkey | 18.49 million people | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 32 | Chad | 18.05 million people | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 17.73 million people | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 34 | Algeria | 17.56 million people | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 35 | South Africa | 16.78 million people | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 36 | Somalia | 15.89 million people | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 37 | Peru | 14.89 million people | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 38 | Nepal | 13.81 million people | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 39 | Senegal | 12.94 million people | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 40 | Italy | 12.93 million people | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 12.72 million people | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 42 | Benin | 12.10 million people | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 43 | Malawi | 11.66 million people | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 44 | United States | 10.33 million people | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 9.24 million people | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 46 | Ecuador | 9.20 million people | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 8.81 million people | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 48 | Cambodia | 8.54 million people | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 49 | Togo | 8.28 million people | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 50 | Canada | 7.43 million people | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 7.19 million people | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 52 | France | 6.66 million people | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 6.52 million people | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 54 | Cuba | 5.94 million people | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 55 | Libya | 5.78 million people | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 56 | Spain | 5.61 million people | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 5.47 million people | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 58 | Serbia | 5.12 million people | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 59 | Malaysia | 5.05 million people | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 60 | Central African Republic | 4.61 million people | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 61 | Lebanon | 4.32 million people | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 62 | El Salvador | 4.06 million people | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 3.78 million people | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 3.31 million people | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 65 | Ukraine | 2.88 million people | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 66 | Paraguay | 2.87 million people | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 67 | Germany | 2.74 million people | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 68 | Armenia | 2.65 million people | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 69 | Tunisia | 2.48 million people | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 70 | Belarus | 2.35 million people | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 71 | Jordan | 2.30 million people | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 72 | Laos | 2.22 million people | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 73 | Puerto Rico | 2.19 million people | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 74 | Gambia | 1.98 million people | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 75 | Romania | 1.94 million people | 2024 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 76 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.70 million people | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 1.64 million people | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 1.60 million people | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 79 | United Kingdom | 1.49 million people | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.47 million people | 2018 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 81 | Palestine | 1.46 million people | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 82 | Georgia | 1.41 million people | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 83 | Lesotho | 1.31 million people | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 84 | Norway | 1.23 million people | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 85 | Australia | 1.13 million people | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 86 | Mongolia | 1.04 million people | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 87 | Japan | 1.01 million people | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 88 | Croatia | 991,654 people | 2021 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 90 | Chile | 957,119 people | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Trinidad and Tobago | 934,521 people | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 92 | Czechia | 925,508 people | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 93 | Slovakia | 912,722 people | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 94 | Albania | 857,677 people | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 95 | Poland | 837,185 people | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Hungary | 802,263 people | 2024 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Jamaica | 749,146 people | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 98 | Greece | 714,752 people | 2024 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 99 | Djibouti | 695,740 people | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 100 | Portugal | 633,378 people | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Belgium | 599,028 people | 2024 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 102 | New Zealand | 583,980 people | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 103 | Finland | 555,141 people | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 501,075 people | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 105 | Sweden | 493,051 people | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 106 | Eswatini | 486,741 people | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 107 | Fiji | 478,297 people | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 108 | Suriname | 475,000 people | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 109 | Guyana | 470,103 people | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 110 | Netherlands | 456,101 people | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 111 | Comoros | 438,900 people | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 112 | Bhutan | 399,869 people | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 113 | Hong Kong | 383,026 people | 2024 | down 76.6% | falling |
| 114 | South Korea | 347,316 people | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Slovenia | 327,495 people | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 116 | Montenegro | 313,714 people | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 117 | Cyprus | 312,785 people | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 118 | Israel | 265,699 people | 2024 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 119 | Reunion | 201,902 people | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 170,954 people | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 121 | Sao Tome and Principe | 153,824 people | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 122 | Macao | 144,371 people | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 123 | Latvia | 139,742 people | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 124 | Austria | 136,601 people | 2024 | up 7,362.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Estonia | 128,476 people | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 126 | Samoa | 121,836 people | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 127 | Bahrain | 106,827 people | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 128 | Lithuania | 103,026 people | 2024 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 129 | Kiribati | 101,362 people | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 130 | French Guiana | 73,329 people | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 131 | Tonga | 71,624 people | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 132 | Denmark | 65,686 people | 2024 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 133 | Greenland | 55,990 people | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 134 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 30,754 people | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 135 | Switzerland | 27,973 people | 2024 | down 76.1% | falling |
| 136 | American Samoa | 26,687 people | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 138 | Isle of Man | 12,774 people | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 139 | Guernsey | 8,035 people | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 140 | Nauru | 7,986 people | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 141 | Tuvalu | 5,816 people | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 142 | Jersey | 5,192 people | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 143 | San Marino | 3,293 people | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 144 | Qatar | 1,934 people | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Andorra | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Kuwait | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Monaco | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Singapore | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.