Sanitation facilities usage by country
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.
Countries reporting
160
Highest
97.69 million people
India
Lowest
0 people
Tokelau
Median
19,675 people
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,488
What the numbers show
Sanitation facilities usage is currently reported for 160 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 19,675 people, and the mean is 2.21 million people.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 128 fell. The largest increase was in Trinidad and Tobago (up 255.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Sanitation facilities usage: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 97.69 million people | 2024 | down 77.7% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 41.78 million people | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 21.44 million people | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 4 | Pakistan | 20.53 million people | 2024 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 5 | Niger | 17.84 million people | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 12.75 million people | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 7 | Chad | 12.63 million people | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 8 | Angola | 9.17 million people | 2022 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 9 | Madagascar | 8.63 million people | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 10 | Sudan | 8.27 million people | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 11 | South Sudan | 7.50 million people | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 7.03 million people | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 13 | Benin | 6.80 million people | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 14 | Indonesia | 6.48 million people | 2024 | down 81.4% | falling |
| 15 | Ghana | 6.13 million people | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 16 | Mozambique | 5.55 million people | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.33 million people | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 4.76 million people | 2024 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 19 | Tanzania | 4.64 million people | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 20 | Myanmar | 3.68 million people | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 21 | Kenya | 3.34 million people | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 22 | Togo | 3.06 million people | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 23 | Somalia | 2.75 million people | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 24 | Philippines | 2.52 million people | 2024 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 2.10 million people | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 26 | Eritrea | 2.09 million people | 2016 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 27 | Haiti | 2.04 million people | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 28 | Yemen | 1.99 million people | 2024 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 29 | Liberia | 1.90 million people | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 30 | Uganda | 1.77 million people | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 31 | Papua New Guinea | 1.65 million people | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 1.33 million people | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 1.32 million people | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 34 | Cameroon | 1.29 million people | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 35 | Senegal | 1.14 million people | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 36 | Colombia | 1.11 million people | 2024 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 37 | Namibia | 1.05 million people | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 38 | Mali | 946,504 people | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 39 | Cambodia | 924,670 people | 2024 | down 84.5% | falling |
| 40 | Bolivia | 880,646 people | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 41 | Venezuela | 846,469 people | 2021 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 42 | Mauritania | 836,671 people | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 43 | Guinea | 687,094 people | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 44 | Laos | 678,318 people | 2024 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 45 | Peru | 657,879 people | 2024 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 46 | Argentina | 657,422 people | 2014 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 47 | Congo | 492,205 people | 2021 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 48 | Zambia | 435,970 people | 2024 | down 78.1% | falling |
| 49 | Malawi | 420,944 people | 2024 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 50 | Solomon Islands | 371,400 people | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 51 | Honduras | 369,234 people | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 52 | Lesotho | 345,039 people | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 53 | Iran | 335,653 people | 2016 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 54 | Ecuador | 310,092 people | 2024 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 55 | Burundi | 277,303 people | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 191,205 people | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 57 | Djibouti | 183,100 people | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 58 | Guatemala | 182,469 people | 2024 | down 79.5% | falling |
| 59 | South Africa | 177,162 people | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 170,302 people | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 61 | Rwanda | 160,208 people | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 62 | Nepal | 158,099 people | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Mongolia | 149,597 people | 2024 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 64 | Panama | 138,983 people | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 65 | Botswana | 136,776 people | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 66 | Syria | 130,923 people | 2016 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 67 | Turkey | 122,852 people | 2024 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 68 | Malaysia | 110,515 people | 2016 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 69 | East Timor | 110,407 people | 2024 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | 78,551 people | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 71 | El Salvador | 75,817 people | 2024 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 47,527 people | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 73 | Equatorial Guinea | 44,592 people | 2017 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 74 | Kiribati | 43,532 people | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 75 | Saudi Arabia | 42,627 people | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 76 | Libya | 41,969 people | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 77 | Gabon | 33,996 people | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 78 | Tunisia | 30,561 people | 2024 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Paraguay | 23,685 people | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 80 | Morocco | 20,780 people | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Cuba | 18,569 people | 2024 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Algeria | 18,107 people | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 17,953 people | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 17,945 people | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Jamaica | 16,325 people | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 86 | Vanuatu | 16,271 people | 2024 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Comoros | 15,684 people | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 88 | Saint Lucia | 11,065 people | 2022 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 89 | Micronesia (country) | 10,298 people | 2014 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 90 | Croatia | 9,027 people | 2021 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 91 | Suriname | 7,663 people | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Palestine | 7,007 people | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 93 | Jordan | 6,153 people | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 94 | Eswatini | 4,464 people | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Grenada | 4,088 people | 2017 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 96 | Moldova | 3,994 people | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 97 | Serbia | 3,908 people | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 98 | Dominica | 3,816 people | 2017 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 99 | Mauritius | 3,204 people | 2024 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 3,167 people | 2024 | down 78.7% | falling |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,936 people | 2024 | up 255.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 2,730 people | 2024 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 103 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,658 people | 2018 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 104 | Marshall Islands | 2,562 people | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 105 | Belize | 2,297 people | 2022 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 106 | Iraq | 2,073 people | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 107 | North Macedonia | 1,957 people | 2024 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 108 | Qatar | 1,934 people | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 109 | Gambia | 1,335 people | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Guam | 1,204 people | 2016 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Aruba | 926.96 people | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 112 | Wallis and Futuna | 780.36 people | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 113 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 621.04 people | 2017 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 114 | Bahamas | 497.88 people | 2019 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Curacao | 459.55 people | 2017 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 116 | Ukraine | 432.71 people | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 117 | American Samoa | 386.02 people | 2014 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 118 | Samoa | 338.85 people | 2024 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 119 | Armenia | 312.38 people | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Montenegro | 256.07 people | 2024 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 121 | Tuvalu | 176.41 people | 2024 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 122 | Georgia | 134.26 people | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Antigua and Barbuda | 133.82 people | 2024 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 124 | Guyana | 109.92 people | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Nauru | 98.33 people | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 126 | Tonga | 88.53 people | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 127 | Cook Islands | 81.09 people | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 128 | Anguilla | 78.18 people | 2017 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 129 | Northern Mariana Islands | 70.68 people | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 130 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 51.23 people | 2017 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 131 | Niue | 10.96 people | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 132 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.99 people | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 133 | Albania | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Bangladesh | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 people | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Brazil | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Barbados | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 133 | Brunei | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Bhutan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Chile | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | China | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Egypt | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Fiji | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Greece | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Lebanon | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Sri Lanka | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Maldives | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Mexico | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Oman | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | French Polynesia | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Seychelles | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 133 | Thailand | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Turkmenistan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Uruguay | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | British Virgin Islands | 0 people | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Vietnam | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Montserrat | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Tokelau | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.