Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value by country
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture...
Countries reporting
204
Highest
100 %
Andorra
Lowest
10 %
Ethiopia
Median
92.5 %
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,721
What the numbers show
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 100 % in Andorra; the lowest is 10 % in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 92.5 %, and the mean is 79.39 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 140 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 73.7%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 12.5%).
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100 % | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100 % | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 100 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100 % | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 1 | Malta | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100 % | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia and New Zealand | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei Darussalam | 100 % | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 1 | China, Macao SAR | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Türkiye | 99 % | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 2 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 98 % | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 3 | Syrian Arab Republic | 96 % | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 95 % | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 5 | Polynesia | 94 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 90 % | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 6 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 90 % | 2020 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 89 % | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 87 % | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 11 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 85 % | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 12 | Timor-Leste | 73 % | 2024 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 13 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 72 % | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 15 | United Republic of Tanzania | 37 % | 2024 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Melanesia | 32 % | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 18 | Cabo Verde | 83 % | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 16 % | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 23 | Caribbean | 76 % | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 40 % | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 32 | Albania | 99 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Azerbaijan | 99 % | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 32 | Canada | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 99 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 32 | Czechia | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Germany | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Estonia | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Finland | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | France | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Greece | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Iceland | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Lebanon | 99 % | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 99 % | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 32 | Oman | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 32 | Palau | 99 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 99 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 32 | Palestine | 99 % | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 32 | Sweden | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Thailand | 99 % | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 32 | Uruguay | 99 % | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 32 | Cook Islands | 99 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Barbados | 98 % | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 55 | Hungary | 98 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Iraq | 98 % | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 98 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 98 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 98 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Montenegro | 98 % | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 55 | Norway | 98 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | French Polynesia | 98 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 98 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Serbia | 98 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 55 | Slovakia | 98 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Slovenia | 98 % | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 55 | Tunisia | 98 % | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 55 | Ukraine | 98 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 55 | Niue | 98 % | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 55 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 98 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Colombia | 97 % | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 72 | Egypt | 97 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 72 | Mauritius | 97 % | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 72 | Samoa | 97 % | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 72 | Tokelau | 97 % | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 72 | China, mainland | 97 % | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 78 | Croatia | 96 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Jordan | 96 % | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 78 | Lithuania | 96 % | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 78 | Malaysia | 96 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 78 | Paraguay | 96 % | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 96 % | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 96 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 85 | Argentina | 95 % | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95 % | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Cuba | 95 % | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 85 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 95 % | 2017 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 95 % | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 85 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 95 % | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 91 | Armenia | 94 % | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 91 | Bahamas | 94 % | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 91 | Tonga | 94 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 91 | Trinidad and Tobago | 94 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Fiji | 93 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 95 | Grenada | 93 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Mexico | 93 % | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 98 | Brazil | 92 % | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 98 | Jamaica | 92 % | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 98 | Latvia | 92 % | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 98 | Russian Federation | 92 % | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 102 | Ecuador | 91 % | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 102 | Georgia | 91 % | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 102 | Guyana | 91 % | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 90 % | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 105 | Ireland | 90 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Romania | 90 % | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 105 | Suriname | 90 % | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 105 | Tuvalu | 90 % | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 105 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 90 % | 2018 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 111 | Panama | 89 % | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 112 | Honduras | 88 % | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 112 | Indonesia | 88 % | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 112 | Libya | 88 % | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 112 | Morocco | 88 % | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 112 | El Salvador | 88 % | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 117 | Bhutan | 87 % | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 117 | Philippines | 87 % | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 86 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Algeria | 86 % | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 119 | Nepal | 86 % | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 122 | Belize | 84 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | India | 83 % | 2024 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 123 | Cambodia | 83 % | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Saint Lucia | 83 % | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 126 | Rwanda | 81 % | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 127 | Dominica | 80 % | 2017 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 128 | Marshall Islands | 79 % | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 128 | Peru | 79 % | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 130 | South Africa | 77 % | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 131 | Myanmar | 74 % | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 131 | Mongolia | 74 % | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 133 | Botswana | 72 % | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 133 | Pakistan | 72 % | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 135 | Guatemala | 71 % | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 135 | Nauru | 71 % | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 137 | Bangladesh | 68 % | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 138 | Djibouti | 67 % | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | 66 % | 2017 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 139 | Sudan | 66 % | 2024 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 141 | Eswatini | 64 % | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 142 | Yemen | 63 % | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 143 | American Samoa | 62 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Greenland | 62 % | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Senegal | 62 % | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 146 | Mauritania | 59 % | 2024 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 147 | Comoros | 57 % | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 147 | Gabon | 57 % | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 149 | Afghanistan | 54 % | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 150 | Angola | 50 % | 2022 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 151 | Malawi | 49 % | 2024 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 49 % | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 153 | Gambia | 48 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 153 | Lesotho | 48 % | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 153 | Mali | 48 % | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 153 | Nigeria | 48 % | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 153 | Vanuatu | 48 % | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 158 | Cameroon | 47 % | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 159 | Burundi | 45 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Kiribati | 45 % | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 161 | Somalia | 44 % | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 162 | Kenya | 41 % | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 163 | Mozambique | 39 % | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 163 | Namibia | 39 % | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 165 | Zambia | 38 % | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 35 % | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 166 | Zimbabwe | 35 % | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 168 | Guinea | 33 % | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 169 | Burkina Faso | 32 % | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 169 | Ghana | 32 % | 2024 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 171 | Guinea-Bissau | 29 % | 2024 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 171 | Haiti | 29 % | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 173 | Sierra Leone | 25 % | 2024 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 173 | Togo | 25 % | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 175 | Papua New Guinea | 24 % | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 175 | Uganda | 24 % | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 177 | Liberia | 23 % | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 178 | Benin | 22 % | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 179 | Congo | 21 % | 2021 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 180 | Niger | 16 % | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 181 | Madagascar | 15 % | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 182 | Central African Republic | 14 % | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 182 | South Sudan | 14 % | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 184 | Chad | 13 % | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 185 | Eritrea | 12 % | 2016 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 186 | Ethiopia | 10 % | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Northern America 100 %
- Southern Europe 100 %
- United States of America 100 %
- Western Europe 99 %
- Central Asia 98 %
- Northern Europe 98 %
- Eastern Asia 98 %
- Europe 97 %
- Asia 89 %
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 95 %
- Eastern Europe 94 %
- Western Asia 94 %
- South America 92 %
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 91 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 90 %
- Central America 90 %
- South-Eastern Asia 90 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 42 %
- Northern Africa 88 %
- Middle Africa 22 %
- World 82 %
- Southern Asia 81 %
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 81 %
- Oceania 80 %
- Southern Africa 74 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 46 %
- Western Africa 42 %
- Africa 37 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 35 %
- Eastern Africa 30 %
About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.