Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita by country
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
133
Highest
0.6462 people per person
Niger
Lowest
0 people per person
South Africa
Median
0.0109 people per person
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,132
What the numbers show
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 0.6462 people per person in Niger; the lowest is 0 people per person in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0109 people per person, and the mean is 0.0673 people per person.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 122 fell. The largest increase was in Trinidad and Tobago (up 381.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 0.6462 people per person | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 2 | South Sudan | 0.5915 people per person | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 3 | Chad | 0.5843 people per person | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 4 | Eritrea | 0.5423 people per person | 2016 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 0.4329 people per person | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 6 | Benin | 0.3214 people per person | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 7 | Togo | 0.3164 people per person | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 0.2827 people per person | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 9 | Liberia | 0.2641 people per person | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 10 | Namibia | 0.2366 people per person | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 0.217 people per person | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 12 | Madagascar | 0.2147 people per person | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 13 | Angola | 0.2091 people per person | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 14 | Kiribati | 0.2067 people per person | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 0.156 people per person | 2024 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 16 | Sudan | 0.1527 people per person | 2024 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 17 | Mauritania | 0.1509 people per person | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | 0.149 people per person | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.1437 people per person | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 20 | Mozambique | 0.1428 people per person | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 21 | Nigeria | 0.1405 people per person | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 22 | Djibouti | 0.1375 people per person | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 0.1371 people per person | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 24 | Lesotho | 0.1361 people per person | 2024 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 25 | Somalia | 0.1359 people per person | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 26 | Haiti | 0.1269 people per person | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 0.1263 people per person | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 28 | Ghana | 0.1235 people per person | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 0.1117 people per person | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 30 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0994 people per person | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0979 people per person | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 32 | Laos | 0.0873 people per person | 2024 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 33 | Pakistan | 0.0799 people per person | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 34 | East Timor | 0.0788 people per person | 2024 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0766 people per person | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 36 | Congo | 0.073 people per person | 2021 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 37 | Bolivia | 0.0709 people per person | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 38 | India | 0.0673 people per person | 2024 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Tanzania | 0.0656 people per person | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 40 | Myanmar | 0.0648 people per person | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 41 | Saint Lucia | 0.0579 people per person | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 42 | Kenya | 0.0569 people per person | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 43 | Senegal | 0.0563 people per person | 2024 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 44 | Cambodia | 0.0524 people per person | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Yemen | 0.0474 people per person | 2024 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 46 | Vanuatu | 0.0448 people per person | 2024 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Botswana | 0.0441 people per person | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 48 | Guinea | 0.044 people per person | 2024 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 49 | Mongolia | 0.0415 people per person | 2024 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 50 | Cameroon | 0.039 people per person | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 51 | Marshall Islands | 0.0388 people per person | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 52 | Mali | 0.0324 people per person | 2024 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 53 | Cape Verde | 0.032 people per person | 2024 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Uganda | 0.0304 people per person | 2024 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 55 | Panama | 0.0294 people per person | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 56 | Honduras | 0.0273 people per person | 2024 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 57 | Burundi | 0.0193 people per person | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 58 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0193 people per person | 2018 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 59 | Malawi | 0.0179 people per person | 2024 | down 74.1% | falling |
| 60 | Zambia | 0.0173 people per person | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Colombia | 0.0172 people per person | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 62 | Ecuador | 0.0171 people per person | 2024 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 63 | Philippines | 0.0167 people per person | 2024 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 64 | Indonesia | 0.0157 people per person | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Peru | 0.0151 people per person | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Comoros | 0.0147 people per person | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 67 | Suriname | 0.0109 people per person | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0103 people per person | 2017 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Rwanda | 0.0103 people per person | 2024 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 0.0076 people per person | 2024 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 71 | Tuvalu | 0.0072 people per person | 2024 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Argentina | 0.0066 people per person | 2014 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 73 | Syria | 0.0065 people per person | 2016 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 74 | Guatemala | 0.0065 people per person | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 75 | El Salvador | 0.0058 people per person | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 0.004 people per person | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 77 | Iran | 0.0037 people per person | 2016 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 78 | Paraguay | 0.0034 people per person | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 79 | Malaysia | 0.0028 people per person | 2016 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Belize | 0.0023 people per person | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Gabon | 0.0023 people per person | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 82 | Moldova | 0.0017 people per person | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 83 | Mauritius | 0.0016 people per person | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 84 | Croatia | 0.0015 people per person | 2021 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 85 | Jamaica | 0.0015 people per person | 2024 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 86 | Turkey | 0.0014 people per person | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 87 | Palestine | 0.0013 people per person | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0012 people per person | 2024 | up 381.0% | volatile |
| 89 | North Macedonia | 0.0011 people per person | 2024 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 90 | Cuba | 0.001 people per person | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0008 people per person | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 92 | Samoa | 0.0007 people per person | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 93 | Tonga | 0.0006 people per person | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | 0.0005 people per person | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 95 | Montenegro | 0.0004 people per person | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 96 | Serbia | 0.0003 people per person | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 0.0003 people per person | 2024 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 0.0002 people per person | 2024 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0001 people per person | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 100 | Armenia | 0.0001 people per person | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 101 | Jordan | 0.0001 people per person | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Ukraine | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Albania | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Bangladesh | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 people per person | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Brazil | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Bhutan | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Chile | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 103 | China | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Algeria | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Egypt | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Fiji | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Georgia | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Gambia | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Greece | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Guyana | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Iraq | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Morocco | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Maldives | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Mexico | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Nepal | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Oman | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Eswatini | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Thailand | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Tunisia | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Uruguay | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Vietnam | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | South Africa | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.