Nutrition

Access to basic sanitation

The share of the population with access to improved sanitation and hygiene conditions.

Unit: % of population Period: 2000–2024 Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Average: 80.6% Countries: 214

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2015 to 2024.

Access to basic sanitation, 2015–2024

Top-20 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation, 2015–202499.9100100100AndorraAndorra: 100%100AustraliaAustralia: 100%100BahrainBahrain: 100%100Brunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 100%100GibraltarGibraltar: 100%100Isle of ManIsle of Man: 100%100KuwaitKuwait: 100%100MacaoMacao: 100%100MaltaMalta: 100%100MonacoMonaco: 100%100New CaledoniaNew Caledonia: 100%100New ZealandNew Zealand: 100%100Puerto RicoPuerto Rico: 100%100Saint MartinSaint Martin: 100%100San MarinoSan Marino: 100%100SingaporeSingapore: 100%100ChileChile: 100%100AustriaAustria: 100%100LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 100%100JapanJapan: 99.9%99.9

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Access to basic sanitation — 2015–2024 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 AD Andorra 100 2024 1
2 AU Australia 100 2024 1
3 BH Bahrain 100 2024 1
4 BN Brunei Darussalam 100 2024 1
5 GI Gibraltar 100 2024 1
6 IM Isle of Man 100 2024 1
7 KW Kuwait 100 2024 1
8 MO Macao 100 2024 1
9 MT Malta 100 2024 1
10 MC Monaco 100 2024 1
11 NC New Caledonia 100 2024 1
12 NZ New Zealand 100 2024 1
13 PR Puerto Rico 100 2024 1
14 MF Saint Martin 100 2024 1
15 SM San Marino 100 2024 1
16 SG Singapore 100 2024 1
17 CL Chile 100 2024 17
18 AT Austria 100 2024 18
19 LI Liechtenstein 100 2024 19
20 JP Japan 99.9 2024 20
21 BM Bermuda 99.9 2024 21
22 QA Qatar 99.9 2024 22
23 IL Israel 99.9 2024 23
24 ES Spain 99.9 2024 24
25 CH Switzerland 99.9 2024 25
26 IT Italy 99.9 2024 26
27 MP Northern Mariana Islands 99.8 2024 27
28 BY Belarus 99.7 2024 28
29 TM Turkmenistan 99.7 2024 29
30 KR South Korea 99.7 2024 30
31 MV Maldives 99.7 2024 31
32 SC Seychelles 99.7 2024 32
33 PT Portugal 99.7 2024 33
34 US United States 99.6 2024 34
35 AG Antigua and Barbuda 99.6 2024 35
36 DK Denmark 99.6 2024 36
37 BE Belgium 99.5 2024 37
38 CY Cyprus 99.5 2024 38
39 FI Finland 99.4 2024 39
40 PS Palestine 99.4 2024 40
41 TH Thailand 99.4 2024 41
42 OM Oman 99.3 2024 42
43 AL Albania 99.3 2024 43
44 TR Türkiye 99.3 2024 44
45 VI United States Virgin Islands 99.3 2024 45
46 DE Germany 99.2 2024 46
47 LB Lebanon 99.2 2024 47
48 CW Curaçao 99.2 2017 48
49 UY Uruguay 99.2 2024 49
50 GB United Kingdom 99.1 2024 50
51 AE United Arab Emirates 99.1 2024 51
52 CZ Czechia 99.1 2024 52
53 PW Palau 99 2024 53
54 EE Estonia 99 2024 54
55 GR Greece 99 2024 55
56 MK North Macedonia 99 2024 56
57 AZ Azerbaijan 99 2024 57
58 PL Poland 99 2024 58
59 AW Aruba 98.8 2024 59
60 CR Costa Rica 98.8 2024 60
61 SX Sint Maarten 98.8 2017 61
62 IS Iceland 98.8 2024 62
63 SE Sweden 98.7 2024 63
64 FR France 98.6 2024 64
65 CA Canada 98.6 2024 65
66 KG Kyrgyzstan 98.5 2024 66
67 TN Tunisia 98.5 2024 67
68 IQ Iraq 98.5 2024 68
69 VE Venezuela 98.4 2024 69
70 SI Slovenia 98.3 2024 70
71 BB Barbados 98.1 2024 71
72 NO Norway 98 2024 72
73 HU Hungary 98 2024 73
74 KZ Kazakhstan 97.9 2024 74
75 RS Serbia 97.9 2024 75
76 ME Montenegro 97.8 2024 76
77 UA Ukraine 97.7 2024 77
78 NL Netherlands 97.7 2024 78
79 SA Saudi Arabia 97.6 2024 79
80 LU Luxembourg 97.6 2024 80
81 SK Slovakia 97.5 2024 81
82 PF French Polynesia 97.5 2024 82
83 MU Mauritius 97.4 2024 83
84 CN China 97.3 2024 84
85 WS Samoa 97.1 2024 85
86 EG Egypt 97.1 2024 86
87 VG British Virgin Islands 96.9 2016 87
88 CO Colombia 96.6 2024 88
89 UZ Uzbekistan 96.5 2024 89
90 JO Jordan 96.4 2024 90
91 LT Lithuania 96.4 2024 91
92 MY Malaysia 96 2024 92
93 TJ Tajikistan 96 2023 93
94 PY Paraguay 95.9 2024 94
95 HR Croatia 95.8 2021 95
96 SY Syria 95.6 2024 96
97 VN Vietnam 95.4 2024 97
98 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 95.4 2018 98
99 LK Sri Lanka 95.4 2024 99
100 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 95 2017 100
101 HK Hong Kong 94.8 2024 101
102 AR Argentina 94.8 2016 102
103 CU Cuba 94.8 2024 103
104 TT Trinidad and Tobago 94.2 2024 104
105 TO Tonga 93.9 2024 105
106 BS Bahamas 93.7 2019 106
107 AM Armenia 93.7 2024 107
108 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 93.2 2024 108
109 MX Mexico 93 2024 109
110 FJ Fiji 92.8 2024 110
111 GD Grenada 92.6 2024 111
112 LV Latvia 92.5 2024 112
113 BR Brazil 92.4 2024 113
114 RU Russia 92.2 2024 114
115 JM Jamaica 91.6 2024 115
116 GY Guyana 91.3 2024 116
117 EC Ecuador 91.2 2024 117
118 FO Faroe Islands 90.9 2015 118
119 GE Georgia 90.7 2024 119
120 RO Romania 90.5 2024 120
121 IR Iran 90.5 2024 121
122 FM Micronesia 90.5 2020 122
123 GU Guam 90.4 2024 123
124 DO Dominican Republic 90.1 2024 124
125 SR Suriname 90 2024 125
126 IE Ireland 89.7 2024 126
127 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 89.7 2018 127
128 TV Tuvalu 89.7 2024 128
129 PA Panama 89.1 2024 129
130 LA Laos 88.7 2024 130
131 LY Libya 88.5 2024 131
132 ID Indonesia 88.2 2024 132
133 SV El Salvador 88 2024 133
134 MA Morocco 87.8 2024 134
135 HN Honduras 87.7 2024 135
136 PH Philippines 87.2 2024 136
137 MD Moldova 86.9 2024 137
138 BT Bhutan 86.8 2024 138
139 BG Bulgaria 86.1 2024 139
140 NP Nepal 86 2024 140
141 DZ Algeria 85.9 2024 141
142 KP North Korea 84.8 2023 142
143 BZ Belize 84.3 2024 143
144 IN India 83.4 2024 144
145 LC Saint Lucia 83.4 2022 145
146 KH Cambodia 83.3 2024 146
147 KY Cayman Islands 83.2 2024 147
148 CV Cabo Verde 83.1 2024 148
149 RW Rwanda 81.3 2024 149
150 DM Dominica 80.4 2017 150
151 MH Marshall Islands 79 2024 151
152 PE Peru 78.8 2024 152
153 ZA South Africa 77.4 2024 153
154 MN Mongolia 74.3 2024 154
155 MM Myanmar 74.2 2024 155
156 TL Timor-Leste 72.9 2024 156
157 BW Botswana 72.1 2024 157
158 PK Pakistan 71.9 2024 158
159 BO Bolivia 71.6 2024 159
160 NR Nauru 71.3 2024 160
161 GT Guatemala 71.2 2024 161
162 BD Bangladesh 67.6 2024 162
163 DJ Djibouti 67 2023 163
164 GQ Equatorial Guinea 66.3 2017 164
165 SD Sudan 65.7 2024 165
166 SZ Eswatini 64.5 2024 166
167 YE Yemen 63.1 2024 167
168 SN Senegal 62.5 2024 168
169 GL Greenland 62.5 2022 169
170 AS American Samoa 62.1 2024 170
171 MR Mauritania 58.7 2024 171
172 GA Gabon 57.4 2024 172
173 KM Comoros 57.2 2024 173
174 AF Afghanistan 54.5 2024 174
175 AO Angola 50.3 2022 175
176 MW Malawi 49.2 2024 176
177 ST Sao Tome and Principe 48.7 2024 177
178 GM Gambia 48.2 2024 178
179 NG Nigeria 47.9 2024 179
180 LS Lesotho 47.9 2024 180
181 VU Vanuatu 47.8 2024 181
182 ML Mali 47.8 2024 182
183 CM Cameroon 47.1 2024 183
184 KI Kiribati 45.2 2024 184
185 BI Burundi 44.6 2024 185
186 SO Somalia 44.5 2024 186
187 KE Kenya 40.9 2024 187
188 CI Côte d'Ivoire 40.4 2024 188
189 NA Namibia 38.7 2024 189
190 MZ Mozambique 38.6 2024 190
191 ZM Zambia 37.5 2024 191
192 TZ Tanzania 37.2 2024 192
193 SB Solomon Islands 34.6 2024 193
194 ZW Zimbabwe 34.6 2024 194
195 GN Guinea 32.6 2024 195
196 BF Burkina Faso 31.8 2024 196
197 GH Ghana 31.6 2024 197
198 HT Haiti 29.1 2024 198
199 GW Guinea-Bissau 28.9 2024 199
200 TG Togo 25.2 2024 200
201 SL Sierra Leone 24.9 2024 201
202 UG Uganda 23.9 2024 202
203 PG Papua New Guinea 23.6 2024 203
204 LR Liberia 23.3 2024 204
205 BJ Benin 22.2 2024 205
206 CG Republic of the Congo 20.6 2021 206
207 NE Niger 16.3 2024 207
208 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 16.3 2024 208
209 MG Madagascar 15.4 2024 209
210 SS South Sudan 14.4 2024 210
211 CF Central African Republic 14 2024 211
212 TD Chad 13.1 2024 212
213 ER Eritrea 11.9 2016 213
214 ET Ethiopia 10.4 2024 214
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Maximum 100%
Median 93.4%
Minimum 10.4%
World 82.2%

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
% of population
Observation period
2000–2024
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Global Health Observatory