The share of people using an improved, unshared sanitation facility where waste is safely disposed of or treated. Ranked from lowest coverage up. The sanitation gap runs wider than the drinking-water gap almost everywhere.
146 countries · source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme · years 2016–2024 · open this measure in the console →
| # | Country | Region | % pop | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 0.0 | 2022 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.1 | 2024 |
| 3 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.4 | 2024 |
| 4 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.1 | 2024 |
| 5 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 10.7 | 2024 |
| 6 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.1 | 2024 |
| 7 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 12.1 | 2024 |
| 8 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.8 | 2024 |
| 9 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.0 | 2024 |
| 10 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.1 | 2024 |
| 11 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.5 | 2024 |
| 12 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.4 | 2024 |
| 13 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.4 | 2024 |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 16.7 | 2024 |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.8 | 2024 |
| 16 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 18.7 | 2024 |
| 17 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.8 | 2024 |
| 18 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.0 | 2024 |
| 19 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.4 | 2024 |
| 20 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 21.7 | 2024 |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.6 | 2024 |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.6 | 2024 |
| 23 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 24.1 | 2024 |
| 24 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 24.6 | 2024 |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.7 | 2024 |
| 26 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24.8 | 2024 |
| 27 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 25.1 | 2024 |
| 28 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.7 | 2024 |
| 29 | Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.0 | 2024 |
| 30 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.3 | 2024 |
| 31 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 26.7 | 2024 |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.1 | 2024 |
| 33 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.1 | 2024 |
| 34 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.5 | 2024 |
| 35 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.1 | 2024 |
| 36 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 31.2 | 2024 |
| 37 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.2 | 2024 |
| 38 | Puerto Rico (US) | Latin America & Caribbean | 32.5 | 2024 |
| 39 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 33.2 | 2024 |
| 40 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 33.9 | 2024 |
| 41 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.9 | 2024 |
| 42 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.7 | 2024 |
| 43 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.8 | 2024 |
| 44 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 36.0 | 2024 |
| 45 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 37.3 | 2024 |
| 46 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 38.0 | 2024 |
| 47 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 39.7 | 2023 |
| 48 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 39.7 | 2024 |
| 49 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 42.9 | 2024 |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 43.0 | 2024 |
| 51 | Yemen, Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 43.1 | 2024 |
| 52 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 43.4 | 2024 |
| 53 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.8 | 2024 |
| 54 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 44.1 | 2024 |
| 55 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | 45.4 | 2024 |
| 56 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 45.9 | 2024 |
| 57 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.2 | 2024 |
| 58 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 48.5 | 2024 |
| 59 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 48.5 | 2016 |
| 60 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 49.3 | 2024 |
| 61 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 49.4 | 2024 |
| 62 | Bhutan | South Asia | 49.5 | 2024 |
| 63 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 50.9 | 2024 |
| 64 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 50.9 | 2024 |
| 65 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 51.6 | 2024 |
| 66 | Nepal | South Asia | 53.4 | 2024 |
| 67 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 55.0 | 2024 |
| 68 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 56.5 | 2024 |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 56.6 | 2018 |
| 70 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 57.3 | 2024 |
| 71 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 58.2 | 2024 |
| 72 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 58.5 | 2024 |
| 73 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 60.5 | 2024 |
| 74 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.8 | 2024 |
| 75 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 62.2 | 2024 |
| 76 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 62.5 | 2024 |
| 77 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 62.7 | 2024 |
| 78 | India | South Asia | 62.8 | 2024 |
| 79 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 63.0 | 2024 |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 68.0 | 2024 |
| 81 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 68.9 | 2024 |
| 82 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 69.3 | 2024 |
| 83 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 69.9 | 2024 |
| 84 | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 71.4 | 2024 |
| 85 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 73.5 | 2024 |
| 86 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 73.6 | 2024 |
| 87 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.8 | 2024 |
| 88 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 74.4 | 2024 |
| 89 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 74.6 | 2024 |
| 90 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 74.7 | 2021 |
| 91 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 75.7 | 2024 |
| 92 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 77.0 | 2024 |
| 93 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 77.9 | 2024 |
| 94 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 78.2 | 2024 |
| 95 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 78.9 | 2024 |
| 96 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 79.8 | 2024 |
| 97 | Macao SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 80.0 | 2024 |
| 98 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 80.1 | 2024 |
| 99 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 81.3 | 2024 |
| 100 | Canada | North America | 81.3 | 2024 |
| 101 | Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 83.4 | 2024 |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 83.9 | 2024 |
| 103 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 84.5 | 2024 |
| 104 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 84.8 | 2024 |
| 105 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 85.8 | 2024 |
| 106 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 88.3 | 2024 |
| 107 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 88.8 | 2024 |
| 108 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 89.8 | 2024 |
| 109 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 90.0 | 2024 |
| 110 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 90.1 | 2024 |
| 111 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 90.2 | 2024 |
| 112 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 90.6 | 2024 |
| 113 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 91.4 | 2024 |
| 114 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 91.7 | 2024 |
| 115 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 92.4 | 2024 |
| 116 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 92.5 | 2024 |
| 117 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 92.9 | 2024 |
| 118 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 93.0 | 2024 |
| 119 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 93.4 | 2024 |
| 120 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 93.9 | 2024 |
| 121 | Hong Kong SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 94.8 | 2024 |
| 122 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 94.9 | 2024 |
| 123 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.1 | 2024 |
| 124 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 95.4 | 2024 |
| 125 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 95.8 | 2024 |
| 126 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 96.3 | 2024 |
| 127 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 96.3 | 2024 |
| 128 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 96.4 | 2024 |
| 129 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 96.8 | 2024 |
| 130 | United States | North America | 97.0 | 2024 |
| 131 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 97.2 | 2024 |
| 132 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 97.5 | 2024 |
| 133 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 97.8 | 2024 |
| 134 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 97.8 | 2024 |
| 135 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 98.4 | 2024 |
| 136 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 98.5 | 2024 |
| 137 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 98.9 | 2024 |
| 138 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 99.2 | 2024 |
| 139 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 99.3 | 2024 |
| 140 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 99.7 | 2024 |
| 141 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99.9 | 2024 |
| 142 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 100 | 2024 |
| 143 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100 | 2024 |
| 144 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100 | 2024 |
| 145 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 100 | 2024 |
| 146 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 100 | 2024 |