Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita by country
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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
129
Highest
0.2341 people per person
Sao Tome and Principe
Lowest
0 people per person
Zimbabwe
Median
0.0018 people per person
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,460
What the numbers show
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita is currently reported for 129 countries. The highest value is 0.2341 people per person in Sao Tome and Principe; the lowest is 0 people per person in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0018 people per person, and the mean is 0.0128 people per person.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 99 fell. The largest increase was in Samoa (up 178.6%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2341 people per person | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 2 | Benin | 0.149 people per person | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 3 | Eritrea | 0.1277 people per person | 2016 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 4 | Kiribati | 0.1169 people per person | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 5 | Namibia | 0.1102 people per person | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 6 | Liberia | 0.0751 people per person | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 7 | Madagascar | 0.0554 people per person | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 8 | Ghana | 0.0545 people per person | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 9 | Haiti | 0.0484 people per person | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 10 | Angola | 0.0481 people per person | 2022 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 11 | Togo | 0.0479 people per person | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 12 | Nigeria | 0.0391 people per person | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 13 | Chad | 0.0379 people per person | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 14 | South Sudan | 0.0365 people per person | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 0.0302 people per person | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 16 | Marshall Islands | 0.0294 people per person | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0232 people per person | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 18 | Djibouti | 0.0213 people per person | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 19 | Solomon Islands | 0.0204 people per person | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0187 people per person | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0182 people per person | 2017 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 22 | Mozambique | 0.0176 people per person | 2024 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 0.0164 people per person | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 0.0161 people per person | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 25 | Niger | 0.0137 people per person | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 26 | Lesotho | 0.0115 people per person | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 27 | Sudan | 0.0112 people per person | 2024 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 28 | Tuvalu | 0.0111 people per person | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 29 | Gabon | 0.0111 people per person | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 30 | Mauritania | 0.0109 people per person | 2024 | down 77.8% | falling |
| 31 | Congo | 0.0105 people per person | 2021 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 32 | Botswana | 0.0101 people per person | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 0.0092 people per person | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 34 | Somalia | 0.0085 people per person | 2024 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 35 | Nauru | 0.0082 people per person | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0074 people per person | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 37 | Indonesia | 0.0072 people per person | 2024 | down 78.5% | falling |
| 38 | Honduras | 0.0068 people per person | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 0.0063 people per person | 2024 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 40 | Mali | 0.0063 people per person | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 41 | El Salvador | 0.0061 people per person | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 42 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0061 people per person | 2018 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 43 | Cameroon | 0.0054 people per person | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 44 | Nepal | 0.0053 people per person | 2024 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 45 | Senegal | 0.0051 people per person | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 46 | Philippines | 0.0051 people per person | 2024 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 47 | Uganda | 0.0049 people per person | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 48 | Vanuatu | 0.0049 people per person | 2024 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Jamaica | 0.0042 people per person | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 50 | Peru | 0.0041 people per person | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Saint Lucia | 0.004 people per person | 2022 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Colombia | 0.0037 people per person | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 53 | Eswatini | 0.0036 people per person | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 54 | Guatemala | 0.0034 people per person | 2024 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 55 | Comoros | 0.0034 people per person | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 56 | Belize | 0.0034 people per person | 2022 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 57 | Zambia | 0.0032 people per person | 2024 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 58 | South Africa | 0.0028 people per person | 2024 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 59 | Myanmar | 0.0026 people per person | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 60 | Guinea | 0.0026 people per person | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 61 | Tunisia | 0.0025 people per person | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 62 | Kenya | 0.0023 people per person | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 63 | Cape Verde | 0.0022 people per person | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Tanzania | 0.002 people per person | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 65 | Pakistan | 0.0018 people per person | 2024 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 66 | Yemen | 0.0016 people per person | 2024 | down 77.7% | falling |
| 67 | Malawi | 0.0016 people per person | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 68 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0014 people per person | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 69 | Panama | 0.0014 people per person | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 70 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0013 people per person | 2017 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 71 | Suriname | 0.0012 people per person | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 72 | Rwanda | 0.001 people per person | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 73 | Mauritius | 0.001 people per person | 2024 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 74 | Mongolia | 0.001 people per person | 2024 | down 80.7% | falling |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0009 people per person | 2024 | up 158.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Samoa | 0.0008 people per person | 2024 | up 178.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Croatia | 0.0008 people per person | 2021 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 78 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0008 people per person | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Cuba | 0.0007 people per person | 2024 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 0.0006 people per person | 2023 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 81 | Morocco | 0.0005 people per person | 2024 | down 87.1% | falling |
| 82 | Gambia | 0.0005 people per person | 2024 | down 80.6% | falling |
| 83 | Jordan | 0.0004 people per person | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 0.0004 people per person | 2024 | down 76.1% | falling |
| 85 | Burundi | 0.0004 people per person | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 86 | Algeria | 0.0004 people per person | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0004 people per person | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 88 | Syria | 0.0003 people per person | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 89 | Serbia | 0.0003 people per person | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 90 | Tonga | 0.0002 people per person | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 91 | Guyana | 0.0001 people per person | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Turkey | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Iraq | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Georgia | 0 people per person | 2024 | up 89.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Afghanistan | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Albania | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Argentina | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Armenia | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 95 | Bangladesh | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Bolivia | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Brazil | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Bhutan | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Chile | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | China | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | flat |
| 95 | Ecuador | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Egypt | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Fiji | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Greece | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | India | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Iran | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Cambodia | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Laos | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Maldives | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Mexico | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Montenegro | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Malaysia | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Oman | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Paraguay | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 95 | Palestine | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Thailand | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | East Timor | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Uruguay | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Vietnam | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Zimbabwe | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
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
- 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.