Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities by country
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.
Countries reporting
225
Highest
81.3%
Chad
Lowest
0.0%
Tokelau
Median
1.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,597
What the numbers show
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities is currently reported for 225 countries. The highest value is 81.3% in Chad; the lowest is 0.0% in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.7%, and the mean is 11.9%.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 174 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 212.9%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 100.0%).
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 81.3% | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 81.1% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 3 | Eritrea | 78.3% | 2016 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 4 | South Sudan | 77.7% | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 5 | Niger | 73.5% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 70.6% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 69.4% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 65.9% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 9 | Madagascar | 61.8% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 10 | Solomon Islands | 59.4% | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 11 | Uganda | 57.9% | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 12 | Benin | 56.9% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 13 | Mozambique | 55.9% | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 52.6% | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 15 | Togo | 51.4% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 16 | Liberia | 49.6% | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 17 | Haiti | 48.7% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 18 | Namibia | 47.3% | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 19 | Sao Tome and Principe | 45.5% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 20 | Congo | 45.0% | 2021 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 21 | Tanzania | 42.4% | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 22 | Burundi | 42.2% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 40.5% | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 24 | Gambia | 40.1% | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 25 | Zambia | 39.9% | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 26 | Greenland | 37.5% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Guinea | 37.3% | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 37.0% | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 29 | Kiribati | 36.8% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 30 | Nigeria | 36.2% | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 31 | Somalia | 36.1% | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 32 | Cameroon | 35.4% | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 34.3% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 34 | Yemen | 33.0% | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 35 | Lesotho | 32.8% | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 36 | Mali | 32.4% | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 37 | Mauritania | 31.9% | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 38 | Kenya | 31.6% | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 39 | Afghanistan | 31.4% | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 31.2% | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 41 | Sudan | 30.3% | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 42 | Angola | 29.1% | 2022 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 43 | Vanuatu | 27.4% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 44 | Comoros | 27.1% | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 45 | Ghana | 26.9% | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 46 | Djibouti | 25.9% | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 47 | Malawi | 24.1% | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 48 | Gabon | 24.0% | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 49 | Equatorial Guinea | 23.8% | 2017 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 50 | Pakistan | 20.5% | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 51 | Senegal | 20.2% | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 52 | Guatemala | 17.4% | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 53 | Dominica | 16.5% | 2017 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 54 | North Korea | 14.5% | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 55 | Myanmar | 14.0% | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 56 | East Timor | 12.6% | 2024 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 57 | Bolivia | 12.0% | 2024 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 11.8% | 2024 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 59 | Mongolia | 11.6% | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 60 | Peru | 11.4% | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 61 | Eswatini | 10.9% | 2024 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 62 | Botswana | 10.7% | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 63 | Morocco | 10.7% | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 64 | Cape Verde | 10.1% | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Panama | 9.6% | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 66 | Micronesia (country) | 9.5% | 2020 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Marshall Islands | 9.5% | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 68 | Romania | 9.2% | 2024 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 69 | Faroe Islands | 9.1% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Laos | 8.7% | 2024 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 71 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.5% | 2018 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 72 | Georgia | 8.5% | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 73 | Moldova | 8.2% | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 74 | South Africa | 7.8% | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 75 | Russia | 7.8% | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 76 | Brazil | 7.5% | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 77 | Cambodia | 7.4% | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Belize | 7.3% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 79 | Wallis and Futuna | 7.0% | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 80 | Honduras | 6.8% | 2024 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 81 | India | 6.7% | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Cayman Islands | 6.6% | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 83 | Saint Lucia | 6.2% | 2022 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 84 | French Guiana | 5.9% | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 85 | Latvia | 5.3% | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 86 | Indonesia | 5.2% | 2024 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Armenia | 5.2% | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 88 | Hong Kong | 5.2% | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 89 | Grenada | 5.1% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 90 | Libya | 4.6% | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.0% | 2018 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 92 | Philippines | 4.0% | 2024 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 93 | Suriname | 3.9% | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 94 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.7% | 2017 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 95 | Nauru | 3.6% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 97 | Algeria | 3.3% | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 98 | British Virgin Islands | 3.1% | 2016 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 99 | Tuvalu | 3.1% | 2024 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 3.0% | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 101 | Argentina | 2.9% | 2016 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 102 | Colombia | 2.8% | 2024 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 103 | Bhutan | 2.6% | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 104 | French Polynesia | 2.5% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 105 | Vietnam | 2.4% | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Lithuania | 2.2% | 2024 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 107 | Niue | 2.1% | 2024 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 108 | Serbia | 2.1% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 109 | Nepal | 2.0% | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Bahamas | 2.0% | 2019 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 111 | Ecuador | 1.9% | 2024 | down 74.9% | falling |
| 112 | Montenegro | 1.9% | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 113 | Egypt | 1.8% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 114 | Cuba | 1.7% | 2024 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 115 | Venezuela | 1.6% | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 116 | American Samoa | 1.6% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 117 | Iraq | 1.5% | 2024 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Tonga | 1.5% | 2024 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 119 | Rwanda | 1.4% | 2024 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Canada | 1.4% | 2024 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Uzbekistan | 1.4% | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 122 | Croatia | 1.3% | 2021 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.3% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 124 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.3% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 125 | Jamaica | 1.3% | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 126 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.2% | 2017 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 127 | El Salvador | 1.2% | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Cook Islands | 1.2% | 2024 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 129 | Aruba | 1.2% | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 130 | Palau | 1.0% | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Anguilla | 0.9% | 2017 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 133 | China | 0.8% | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Curacao | 0.8% | 2017 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 135 | Slovenia | 0.8% | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Guam | 0.8% | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 137 | Mauritius | 0.8% | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 138 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 139 | Tunisia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 140 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.7% | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 141 | Tajikistan | 0.7% | 2023 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Azerbaijan | 0.6% | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Sweden | 0.6% | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Reunion | 0.5% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 145 | North Macedonia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Cyprus | 0.5% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 148 | Paraguay | 0.5% | 2024 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Samoa | 0.5% | 2024 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 150 | Uruguay | 0.4% | 2024 | down 71.5% | falling |
| 151 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.4% | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Turkey | 0.4% | 2024 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 153 | United States | 0.4% | 2024 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 154 | Guyana | 0.4% | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Estonia | 0.3% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 156 | Palestine | 0.3% | 2024 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 158 | South Korea | 0.3% | 2024 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.2% | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Belarus | 0.2% | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 162 | Saudi Arabia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 163 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 164 | Turkmenistan | 0.2% | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 165 | United Kingdom | 0.2% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 166 | Syria | 0.2% | 2024 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Albania | 0.1% | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Israel | 0.1% | 2024 | up 212.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.1% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 171 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Bermuda | 0.1% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 173 | Japan | 0.1% | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 176 | Austria | 0.0% | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Italy | 0.0% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 180 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2024 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 182 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 183 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Finland | 0.0% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 185 | Chile | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Andorra | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Australia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Bahrain | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Brunei | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Germany | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Spain | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Fiji | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | France | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Greece | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Isle of Man | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Iran | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Lebanon | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Macao | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Monaco | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | New Caledonia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Norway | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | New Zealand | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Oman | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Poland | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Singapore | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | San Marino | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Montserrat | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Falkland Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Guernsey | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Jersey | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Saint Barthelemy | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Saint Helena | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Tokelau | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.