Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas by country
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.
Countries reporting
183
Highest
9.10 million people
Nigeria
Lowest
0 people
Saint Barthelemy
Median
98.33 people
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,553
What the numbers show
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 9.10 million people in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 people in Saint Barthelemy.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.33 people, and the mean is 174,145 people.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Samoa (up 203.7%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 9.10 million people | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 2 | Benin | 2.16 million people | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.05 million people | 2024 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 2.04 million people | 2024 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 5 | Ghana | 1.88 million people | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 6 | Madagascar | 1.77 million people | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 7 | Angola | 1.71 million people | 2022 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 831,641 people | 2024 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 9 | Chad | 769,419 people | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 742,443 people | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 11 | Mozambique | 610,506 people | 2024 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 12 | Philippines | 588,751 people | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 13 | Sudan | 563,713 people | 2024 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 14 | Haiti | 563,678 people | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 15 | Pakistan | 461,905 people | 2024 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 16 | South Sudan | 436,434 people | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 17 | Liberia | 421,538 people | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 18 | Togo | 402,583 people | 2024 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 19 | Eritrea | 399,152 people | 2016 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 378,322 people | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 21 | Niger | 370,051 people | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 22 | Namibia | 333,926 people | 2024 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 23 | Uganda | 247,091 people | 2024 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 197,754 people | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 25 | South Africa | 177,162 people | 2024 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 26 | Somalia | 161,906 people | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 160,881 people | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 28 | Cameroon | 158,114 people | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 29 | Nepal | 158,099 people | 2024 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 30 | Mali | 154,026 people | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 31 | Myanmar | 143,883 people | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 141,560 people | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 33 | Peru | 141,242 people | 2024 | down 81.7% | falling |
| 34 | Tanzania | 137,437 people | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 35 | Kenya | 127,251 people | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 104,633 people | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 37 | Senegal | 94,848 people | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 78,167 people | 2024 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 39 | Honduras | 73,595 people | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 40 | Zambia | 68,274 people | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 41 | Yemen | 66,044 people | 2024 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 42 | Guatemala | 62,660 people | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 43 | Congo | 62,149 people | 2021 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 44 | Mauritania | 56,408 people | 2024 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 55,150 people | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 46 | El Salvador | 38,891 people | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 47 | Guinea | 38,116 people | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 48 | Malawi | 33,791 people | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 49 | Tunisia | 30,561 people | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,499 people | 2017 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 51 | Gabon | 28,206 people | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 52 | Lesotho | 26,802 people | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 53 | Botswana | 25,478 people | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 54 | Djibouti | 24,517 people | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 55 | Morocco | 20,780 people | 2024 | down 85.7% | falling |
| 56 | Algeria | 18,107 people | 2024 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Solomon Islands | 16,737 people | 2024 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 58 | Kiribati | 15,726 people | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 59 | Rwanda | 13,826 people | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 12,918 people | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 61 | Jamaica | 11,982 people | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 62 | Syria | 7,543 people | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 63 | Cuba | 7,486 people | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 6,463 people | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 65 | Panama | 6,297 people | 2024 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 66 | Burundi | 5,912 people | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 67 | Jordan | 5,144 people | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 68 | Eswatini | 4,464 people | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 69 | Turkey | 3,927 people | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Mongolia | 3,371 people | 2024 | down 77.0% | falling |
| 71 | Croatia | 3,044 people | 2021 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 72 | Comoros | 2,908 people | 2024 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 2,198 people | 2024 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 74 | Iraq | 2,073 people | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Serbia | 1,850 people | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 76 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,702 people | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Vanuatu | 1,592 people | 2024 | up 200.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Belize | 1,349 people | 2022 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 79 | Gambia | 1,335 people | 2024 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,290 people | 2024 | up 162.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Mauritius | 1,201 people | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 82 | Cape Verde | 1,168 people | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Marshall Islands | 1,104 people | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 84 | Suriname | 768.74 people | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 721.96 people | 2022 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 635.38 people | 2018 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 87 | Samoa | 179.59 people | 2024 | up 203.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Georgia | 134.26 people | 2024 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Antigua and Barbuda | 133.82 people | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 90 | Guyana | 109.92 people | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Tuvalu | 107.38 people | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 92 | Nauru | 98.33 people | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 93 | Anguilla | 78.18 people | 2017 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 94 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 51.23 people | 2017 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 95 | Cook Islands | 33.8 people | 2024 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Tonga | 21.18 people | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 97 | Afghanistan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Albania | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Andorra | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | United Arab Emirates | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Argentina | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Armenia | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Austria | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 97 | Belgium | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Bangladesh | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Belarus | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Bermuda | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Bolivia | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Brazil | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Bhutan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Canada | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Switzerland | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Chile | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | China | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 97 | Cayman Islands | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Cyprus | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Czechia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Germany | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Denmark | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Ecuador | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Egypt | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Spain | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Estonia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Finland | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Fiji | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | France | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | United Kingdom | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Gibraltar | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Greece | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Hong Kong | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Hungary | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | India | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Iran | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Iceland | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Israel | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Italy | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Cambodia | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Kuwait | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Laos | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Lithuania | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Latvia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Macao | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Monaco | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Moldova | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Maldives | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Mexico | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | North Macedonia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Montenegro | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Malaysia | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Netherlands | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Norway | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | New Zealand | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Oman | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Palau | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Poland | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | North Korea | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 97 | Portugal | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Paraguay | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 97 | Palestine | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Romania | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Russia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Singapore | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Slovakia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Sweden | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Thailand | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | East Timor | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Ukraine | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Uruguay | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | United States | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Vietnam | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Falkland Islands | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Saint Barthelemy | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.