Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas by country
Countries reporting
131
Highest
9.10 million
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Zimbabwe
Median
5,912
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,553
What the numbers show
Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas is currently reported for 131 countries. The highest value is 9.10 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,912, and the mean is 243,271.
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 coverage in urban areas: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 9.10 million | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 2 | Benin | 2.16 million | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.05 million | 2024 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 2.04 million | 2024 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 5 | Ghana | 1.88 million | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 6 | Madagascar | 1.77 million | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 7 | Angola | 1.71 million | 2022 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 831,641 | 2024 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 9 | Chad | 769,419 | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 742,443 | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 11 | Mozambique | 610,506 | 2024 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 12 | Philippines | 588,751 | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 13 | Sudan | 563,713 | 2024 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 14 | Haiti | 563,678 | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 15 | Pakistan | 461,905 | 2024 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 16 | South Sudan | 436,434 | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 17 | Liberia | 421,538 | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 18 | Togo | 402,583 | 2024 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 19 | Eritrea | 399,152 | 2016 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 378,322 | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 21 | Niger | 370,051 | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 22 | Namibia | 333,926 | 2024 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 23 | Uganda | 247,091 | 2024 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 197,754 | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 25 | South Africa | 177,162 | 2024 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 26 | Somalia | 161,906 | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 160,881 | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 28 | Cameroon | 158,114 | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 29 | Nepal | 158,099 | 2024 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 30 | Mali | 154,026 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 31 | Myanmar | 143,883 | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 141,560 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 33 | Peru | 141,242 | 2024 | down 81.7% | falling |
| 34 | Tanzania | 137,437 | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 35 | Kenya | 127,251 | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 104,633 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 37 | Senegal | 94,848 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 78,167 | 2024 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 39 | Honduras | 73,595 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 40 | Zambia | 68,274 | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 41 | Yemen | 66,044 | 2024 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 42 | Guatemala | 62,660 | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 43 | Congo | 62,149 | 2021 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 44 | Mauritania | 56,408 | 2024 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 55,150 | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 46 | El Salvador | 38,891 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 47 | Guinea | 38,116 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 48 | Malawi | 33,791 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 49 | Tunisia | 30,561 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,499 | 2017 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 51 | Gabon | 28,206 | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 52 | Lesotho | 26,802 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 53 | Botswana | 25,478 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 54 | Djibouti | 24,517 | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 55 | Morocco | 20,780 | 2024 | down 85.7% | falling |
| 56 | Algeria | 18,107 | 2024 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Solomon Islands | 16,737 | 2024 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 58 | Kiribati | 15,726 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 59 | Rwanda | 13,826 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 12,918 | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 61 | Jamaica | 11,982 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 62 | Syria | 7,543 | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 63 | Cuba | 7,486 | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 6,463 | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 65 | Panama | 6,297 | 2024 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 66 | Burundi | 5,912 | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 67 | Jordan | 5,144 | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 68 | Eswatini | 4,464 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 69 | Turkey | 3,927 | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Mongolia | 3,371 | 2024 | down 77.0% | falling |
| 71 | Croatia | 3,044 | 2021 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 72 | Comoros | 2,908 | 2024 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 2,198 | 2024 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 74 | Iraq | 2,073 | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Serbia | 1,850 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 76 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,702 | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Vanuatu | 1,592 | 2024 | up 200.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Belize | 1,349 | 2022 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 79 | Gambia | 1,335 | 2024 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,290 | 2024 | up 162.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Mauritius | 1,201 | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 82 | Cape Verde | 1,168 | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Marshall Islands | 1,104 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 84 | Suriname | 768.74 | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 721.96 | 2022 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 635.38 | 2018 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 87 | Samoa | 179.59 | 2024 | up 203.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Georgia | 134.26 | 2024 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Antigua and Barbuda | 133.82 | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 90 | Guyana | 109.92 | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Tuvalu | 107.38 | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 92 | Nauru | 98.33 | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 93 | Anguilla | 78.18 | 2017 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 94 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 51.23 | 2017 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 95 | Cook Islands | 33.8 | 2024 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Tonga | 21.18 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 97 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Albania | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Argentina | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Armenia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 97 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Bolivia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Brazil | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Bhutan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Chile | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | China | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 97 | Ecuador | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Egypt | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Fiji | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Greece | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | India | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Iran | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Cambodia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Laos | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Mexico | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Montenegro | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Malaysia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Paraguay | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 97 | Palestine | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Thailand | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | East Timor | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Uruguay | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Vietnam | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |