Share of population using safely managed sanitation by country
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.
Countries reporting
146
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
0.0%
Greenland
Median
60.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
3,667
What the numbers show
Share of population using safely managed sanitation is currently reported for 146 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 0.0% in Greenland.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.7%, and the mean is 59.1%.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 202.7%), and the largest decrease in Nauru (down 17.4%).
Share of population using safely managed sanitation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Qatar | 99.9% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 99.7% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 8 | South Korea | 99.3% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 9 | Japan | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Denmark | 98.9% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 98.5% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 98.4% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 97.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Poland | 97.8% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 97.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Israel | 97.2% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 17 | United States | 97.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Germany | 96.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Lithuania | 96.4% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 22 | Australia | 95.8% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 23 | Sweden | 95.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Chile | 95.1% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 25 | Jersey | 95.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Belgium | 94.9% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 27 | Hong Kong | 94.8% | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 28 | Portugal | 93.9% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 29 | Bahrain | 93.4% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 93.0% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 31 | Greece | 92.9% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 92.5% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 92.4% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 34 | Hungary | 91.7% | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 35 | Czechia | 91.4% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 36 | Estonia | 90.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 37 | San Marino | 90.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Finland | 90.1% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 39 | France | 90.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 40 | Romania | 89.8% | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 41 | New Zealand | 88.8% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 42 | Spain | 88.3% | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 43 | Guernsey | 87.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Malaysia | 85.8% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 45 | Isle of Man | 84.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Slovenia | 84.5% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 83.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 48 | Slovakia | 83.4% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 49 | Canada | 81.3% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 51 | Jordan | 80.1% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 52 | Macao | 80.0% | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 53 | Tunisia | 79.8% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 54 | Turkey | 78.9% | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 55 | Italy | 78.2% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 56 | Norway | 77.9% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 57 | Reunion | 77.0% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 58 | Cyprus | 77.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 59 | French Guiana | 76.2% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 75.7% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 61 | Croatia | 74.7% | 2021 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 74.6% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 63 | Belarus | 74.4% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 64 | South Africa | 73.8% | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 65 | Jamaica | 73.6% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 66 | Palestine | 73.5% | 2024 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 67 | Laos | 71.4% | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 68 | Mongolia | 69.9% | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 69 | Albania | 69.3% | 2024 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 70 | China | 68.9% | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 68.0% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 72 | Georgia | 63.0% | 2024 | up 202.7% | rising |
| 73 | India | 62.8% | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 74 | Mexico | 62.7% | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 75 | Algeria | 62.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 76 | Philippines | 62.2% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 77 | Eswatini | 60.8% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 78 | Myanmar | 60.5% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 79 | Paraguay | 58.5% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 80 | Russia | 58.2% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 81 | Egypt | 57.3% | 2024 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56.6% | 2018 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 83 | Peru | 56.5% | 2024 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 84 | Brazil | 55.0% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 85 | Nepal | 53.4% | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 86 | Cambodia | 51.6% | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 87 | Iraq | 50.9% | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 88 | Montenegro | 50.9% | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 89 | Bhutan | 49.5% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 90 | Comoros | 49.4% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 91 | Ecuador | 49.3% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 92 | Argentina | 48.5% | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 93 | Fiji | 48.5% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 94 | Malawi | 46.2% | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Cuba | 45.9% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 96 | Vietnam | 45.4% | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 97 | Samoa | 44.1% | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 98 | Lesotho | 43.8% | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 99 | Guyana | 43.4% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 100 | Yemen | 43.1% | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 43.0% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 102 | American Samoa | 42.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 103 | Tuvalu | 39.7% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 104 | Djibouti | 39.7% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 38.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 106 | Bangladesh | 37.3% | 2024 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 107 | El Salvador | 36.0% | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 108 | Kenya | 35.8% | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34.7% | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 110 | Mozambique | 33.9% | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 111 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 33.9% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 112 | Nauru | 33.2% | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 113 | Puerto Rico | 32.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Nigeria | 32.2% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 115 | Tonga | 31.2% | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 116 | Senegal | 30.1% | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 117 | Tanzania | 28.5% | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 118 | Gambia | 28.1% | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 119 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27.1% | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 120 | Thailand | 26.7% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 26.3% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 122 | Venezuela | 26.0% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 123 | Lebanon | 25.7% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 124 | Suriname | 25.1% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 125 | Afghanistan | 24.8% | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 126 | Burkina Faso | 24.7% | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 127 | Kiribati | 24.6% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 128 | Serbia | 24.1% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 23.6% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.6% | 2024 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 131 | Libya | 21.7% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 132 | Uganda | 20.4% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 133 | Mali | 20.0% | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 134 | Ghana | 18.8% | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 135 | Colombia | 18.7% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 136 | Sierra Leone | 16.8% | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 16.7% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 138 | Somalia | 16.4% | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 139 | Benin | 16.4% | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 140 | Central African Republic | 13.5% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 141 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 13.1% | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 142 | Togo | 13.0% | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 143 | Madagascar | 12.8% | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 144 | North Macedonia | 12.1% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 145 | Chad | 11.1% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 146 | Armenia | 10.7% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 147 | Niger | 9.1% | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 148 | Morocco | 8.4% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 149 | Ethiopia | 8.1% | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 150 | Greenland | 0.0% | 2022 | — | flat |
About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.