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Share of the population using safely managed sanitation
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
60.0%
Median: 62.3%
Countries Covered
150
with available data
Highest
Kuwait
100.0%
Lowest
Greenland
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Kuwait100.0%
2Malta100.0%
3Monaco100.0%
4Singapore100.0%
5Andorra100.0%
By Region
Oceania92.3%(2 countries)
Europe88.1%(31 countries)
North America80.4%(3 countries)
Asia70.8%(21 countries)
South America53.8%(6 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 60.0%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)
North America (3)
Asia (21)
South America (6)
Other (79)
Africa (8)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% |
| 2 | Malta | 100.0% |
| 3 | Monaco | 100.0% |
| 4 | Singapore | 100.0% |
| 5 | Andorra | 100.0% |
| 6 | Qatar | 99.9% |
| 7 | Switzerland | 99.7% |
| 8 | South Korea | 99.3% |
| 9 | Japan | 99.2% |
| 10 | Denmark | 98.9% |
| 11 | Austria | 98.5% |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 98.4% |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 97.8% |
| 14 | Poland | 97.8% |
| 15 | Netherlands | 97.5% |
| 16 | Israel | 97.2% |
| 17 | United States of America | 97.0% |
| 18 | Germany | 96.8% |
| 19 | Lithuania | 96.4% |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 96.3% |
| 21 | Liechtenstein | 96.3% |
| 22 | Australia | 95.8% |
| 23 | Sweden | 95.4% |
| 24 | Chile | 95.1% |
| 25 | Jersey | 95.0% |
| 26 | Belgium | 94.9% |
| 27 | Hong Kong | 94.8% |
| 28 | Portugal | 93.9% |
| 29 | Bahrain | 93.4% |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 93.0% |
| 31 | Greece | 92.9% |
| 32 | Latvia | 92.5% |
| 33 | Ukraine | 92.4% |
| 34 | Hungary | 91.7% |
| 35 | Czech Republic | 91.4% |
| 36 | Estonia | 90.6% |
| 37 | San Marino | 90.2% |
| 38 | Finland | 90.1% |
| 39 | France | 90.0% |
| 40 | Romania | 89.8% |
| 41 | New Zealand | 88.8% |
| 42 | Spain | 88.3% |
| 43 | Guernsey | 87.5% |
| 44 | Malaysia | 85.8% |
| 45 | Isle of Man | 84.8% |
| 46 | Slovenia | 84.5% |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 83.9% |
| 48 | Slovakia | 83.4% |
| 49 | Canada | 81.3% |
| 50 | Ireland | 81.3% |
| 51 | Jordan | 80.1% |
| 52 | Macao | 80.0% |
| 53 | Tunisia | 79.8% |
| 54 | Türkiye | 78.9% |
| 55 | Italy | 78.2% |
| 56 | Norway | 77.9% |
| 57 | Reunion | 77.0% |
| 58 | Cyprus | 77.0% |
| 59 | French Guiana | 76.2% |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 75.7% |
| 61 | Croatia | 74.7% |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 74.6% |
| 63 | Belarus | 74.4% |
| 64 | South Africa | 73.8% |
| 65 | Jamaica | 73.6% |
| 66 | State of Palestine | 73.5% |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 71.4% |
| 68 | Mongolia | 69.9% |
| 69 | Albania | 69.3% |
| 70 | People's Republic of China | 68.9% |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 68.0% |
| 72 | Georgia | 63.0% |
| 73 | India | 62.8% |
| 74 | Mexico | 62.7% |
| 75 | Algeria | 62.5% |
| 76 | Philippines | 62.2% |
| 77 | Eswatini | 60.8% |
| 78 | Myanmar | 60.5% |
| 79 | Paraguay | 58.5% |
| 80 | Russian Federation | 58.2% |
| 81 | Egypt | 57.3% |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56.6% |
| 83 | Peru | 56.5% |
| 84 | Brazil | 55.0% |
| 85 | Nepal | 53.4% |
| 86 | Cambodia | 51.6% |
| 87 | Iraq | 50.9% |
| 88 | Montenegro | 50.9% |
| 89 | Bhutan | 49.5% |
| 90 | Comoros | 49.4% |
| 91 | Ecuador | 49.3% |
| 92 | Argentina | 48.5% |
| 93 | Fiji | 48.5% |
| 94 | Malawi | 46.2% |
| 95 | Cuba | 45.9% |
| 96 | Vietnam | 45.4% |
| 97 | Samoa | 44.1% |
| 98 | Lesotho | 43.8% |
| 99 | Guyana | 43.4% |
| 100 | Yemen | 43.1% |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 43.0% |
| 102 | American Samoa | 42.9% |
| 103 | Tuvalu | 39.7% |
| 104 | Djibouti | 39.7% |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 38.0% |
| 106 | Bangladesh | 37.3% |
| 107 | El Salvador | 36.0% |
| 108 | Kenya | 35.8% |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34.7% |
| 110 | Mozambique | 33.9% |
| 111 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 33.9% |
| 112 | Nauru | 33.2% |
| 113 | Puerto Rico | 32.5% |
| 114 | Nigeria | 32.2% |
| 115 | Tonga | 31.2% |
| 116 | Senegal | 30.1% |
| 117 | United Republic of Tanzania | 28.5% |
| 118 | Republic of The Gambia | 28.1% |
| 119 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27.1% |
| 120 | Thailand | 26.7% |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 26.3% |
| 122 | Venezuela | 26.0% |
| 123 | Lebanon | 25.7% |
| 124 | Suriname | 25.1% |
| 125 | Afghanistan | 24.8% |
| 126 | Burkina Faso | 24.7% |
| 127 | Kiribati | 24.6% |
| 128 | Serbia | 24.1% |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 23.6% |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.6% |
| 131 | Libya | 21.7% |
| 132 | Uganda | 20.4% |
| 133 | Mali | 20.0% |
| 134 | Ghana | 18.8% |
| 135 | Colombia | 18.7% |
| 136 | Sierra Leone | 16.8% |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 16.7% |
| 138 | Somalia | 16.4% |
| 139 | Benin | 16.4% |
| 140 | Central African Republic | 13.5% |
| 141 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13.1% |
| 142 | Togo | 13.0% |
| 143 | Madagascar | 12.8% |
| 144 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 12.1% |
| 145 | Chad | 11.1% |
| 146 | Armenia | 10.7% |
| 147 | Niger | 9.1% |
| 148 | Morocco | 8.4% |
| 149 | Ethiopia | 8.1% |
| 150 | Greenland | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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