Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
131
Highest
9.07 % change on previous year
Vanuatu
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Zimbabwe
Median
-3.37 % change on previous year
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
2,905
What the numbers show
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate is currently reported for 131 countries. The highest value is 9.07 % change on previous year in Vanuatu; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is -3.37 % change on previous year, and the mean is -30.16 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 102 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 2,078.3%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 16,805.7%).
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanuatu | 9.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Samoa | 7.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Chad | 6.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.5% | rising |
| 5 | South Sudan | 5.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 241.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Syria | 5.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 169.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Burundi | 5.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 353.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 4.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 9 | Comoros | 4.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 10 | Namibia | 4.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 4.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.8% | falling |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 13 | Uganda | 4.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.33 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 681.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Solomon Islands | 4.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 16 | Angola | 4.14 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 403.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Ghana | 3.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 18 | Nigeria | 3.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Mauritius | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 140.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Congo | 3.11 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 2,078.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Tajikistan | 3.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 212.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Cameroon | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 24 | Kiribati | 2.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 170.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Haiti | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 26 | Benin | 2.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 27 | Iraq | 2.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Gabon | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 30 | Belize | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 320.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Eritrea | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 32 | Jordan | 2.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Algeria | 2.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.95 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Madagascar | 1.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 36 | Myanmar | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 237.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Djibouti | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 225.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Guyana | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Eswatini | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 132.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Suriname | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 41 | Jamaica | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 42 | Turkey | 0.7893 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 107.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.7686 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 44 | Anguilla | 0.7332 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 109.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Saint Lucia | 0.7268 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 108.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Georgia | 0.7209 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5138 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Tunisia | 0.3939 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 49 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0964 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | -0.0491 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Serbia | -0.0967 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Croatia | -0.1817 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Tonga | -0.1885 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Cuba | -0.192 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | -0.4865 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 171.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Mali | -0.613 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Liberia | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 896.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Sao Tome and Principe | -1.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,245.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Togo | -2.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,637.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Lesotho | -2.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 214.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Marshall Islands | -2.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 170.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Niger | -2.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 526.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Botswana | -3.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 227.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Cook Islands | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Guinea | -3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 340.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Malawi | -3.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 550.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | -3.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 241.6% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | -4.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Rwanda | -4.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 151.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Nauru | -5.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 220.2% | falling |
| 71 | Senegal | -6.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 658.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Honduras | -6.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 287.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Kenya | -6.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 504.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Tuvalu | -9.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 193.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Tanzania | -10.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,424.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Colombia | -10.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 152.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Zambia | -10.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 566.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Mozambique | -11.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 545.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Philippines | -12.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 229.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Guatemala | -13.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 270.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Somalia | -13.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 718.1% | volatile |
| 82 | South Africa | -16.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 307.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Ethiopia | -18.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 743.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Sudan | -19.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 429.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Nepal | -21.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 344.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Pakistan | -21.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 322.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Panama | -22.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 357.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Costa Rica | -25.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 407.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Mauritania | -26.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 817.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Yemen | -26.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 825.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Indonesia | -28.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 450.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Mongolia | -28.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 433.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Gambia | -29.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 687.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Peru | -33.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 412.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Morocco | -41.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 583.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Cape Verde | -80.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 886.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Afghanistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 1,484.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Albania | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 1,123.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Argentina | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 2,410.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Armenia | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 875.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 4,675.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Bangladesh | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 1,576.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 1,116.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Bolivia | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 1,171.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Brazil | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 1,025.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Bhutan | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,478.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Chile | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,518.7% | volatile |
| 97 | China | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,531.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Ecuador | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,439.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Egypt | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,277.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Fiji | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 8,492.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Greece | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 1,013.1% | volatile |
| 97 | India | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,238.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Iran | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 4,872.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 1,036.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Cambodia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,402.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Laos | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 1,379.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 959.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Maldives | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 16,805.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Mexico | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,114.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Montenegro | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 2,673.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Malaysia | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 724.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Oman | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 4,670.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Paraguay | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6,000.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Palestine | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 1,395.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Thailand | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,260.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 1,347.5% | volatile |
| 97 | East Timor | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,561.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Uruguay | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,030.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Vietnam | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,346.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,025.4% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.