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Access to basic sanitation
What this indicator measures
Share of the population with at least "basic" toilets: improved toilets not shared with other households.
How to read this?
A value of 80% means 80 out of 100 people have basic toilets.
Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest
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211countries with data
100 %maximum · Andorra
93.2 %median
10.4 %minimum · Ethiopia
2015–2024data year(s)
In brief
Access to basic sanitation: across 211 countries and territories, values range from 10.4 % (Ethiopia) to 100 % (Andorra), with a world median of 93.2 %. Data: 2015–2024. The top 10% of countries exceed 99.9 %, while the bottom 10% stay below 37.2 %. By continent, the median is highest in Europe (99 %) and lowest in Africa (44.6 %).
Median by continent
- Europe 99 % (45)
- Asia 96.2 % (48)
- North America 93.7 % (33)
- South America 93.6 % (12)
- Oceania 90.5 % (19)
- Africa 44.6 % (51)
Why this indicator matters
Improved toilets protect against many diseases. This indicator tracks access to minimal sanitation facilities.
What makes this indicator vary
It depends on investment, housing, density, poverty, cultural norms and wastewater management.
Reading precautions
A "basic" service is a minimum, which does not guarantee that wastewater is treated. Urban-rural differences are masked.
Full ranking
ranked from highest to lowest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 100 % | 2024 |
| 1er | 🇦🇺 Australia | 100 % | 2024 |
| 1er | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 100 % | 2024 |
| 1er | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 100 % | 2024 |
| 1er | 🇨🇱 Chile | 100 % | 2024 |
| 1er | 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 100 % | 2024 |
| 1er | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 100 % | 2024 |
| 1er | 🇲🇴 Macao SAR China | 100 % | 2024 |
| 1er | 🇲🇫 St. Martin | 100 % | 2024 |
| 1er | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 100 % | 2024 |
| 1er | 🇲🇹 Malta | 100 % | 2024 |
| 1er | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 100 % | 2024 |
| 1er | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 100 % | 2024 |
| 1er | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 100 % | 2024 |
| 1er | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 100 % | 2024 |
| 1er | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 100 % | 2024 |
| 17e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 100 % | 2024 |
| 18e | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 100 % | 2024 |
| 19e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 99.9 % | 2024 |
| 20e | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | 99.9 % | 2024 |
| 21e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 99.9 % | 2024 |
| 22e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 99.9 % | 2024 |
| 23e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 99.9 % | 2024 |
| 24e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 99.9 % | 2024 |
| 25e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 99.9 % | 2024 |
| 26e | 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | 99.8 % | 2024 |
| 27e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 99.7 % | 2024 |
| 28e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 99.7 % | 2024 |
| 29e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 99.7 % | 2024 |
| 30e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 99.7 % | 2024 |
| 31e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 99.7 % | 2024 |
| 32e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 99.7 % | 2024 |
| 33e | 🇺🇸 United States | 99.6 % | 2024 |
| 34e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 99.6 % | 2024 |
| 35e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 99.6 % | 2024 |
| 36e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 99.5 % | 2024 |
| 37e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 99.5 % | 2024 |
| 38e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 99.4 % | 2024 |
| 39e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 99.4 % | 2024 |
| 40e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 99.3 % | 2024 |
| 41e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 99.3 % | 2024 |
| 42e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 99.3 % | 2024 |
| 43e | 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands | 99.3 % | 2024 |
| 44e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 99.2 % | 2024 |
| 45e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 99.2 % | 2024 |
| 46e | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 99.2 % | 2017 |
| 47e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 99.2 % | 2024 |
| 48e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 99.1 % | 2024 |
| 49e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 99.1 % | 2024 |
| 50e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 99.1 % | 2024 |
| 51e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 99 % | 2024 |
| 52e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 99 % | 2024 |
| 53e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 99 % | 2024 |
| 54e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 99 % | 2024 |
| 55e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 99 % | 2024 |
| 56e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 99 % | 2024 |
| 57e | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 98.8 % | 2024 |
| 58e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 98.8 % | 2024 |
| 59e | 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten | 98.8 % | 2017 |
| 60e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 98.8 % | 2024 |
| 61e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 98.7 % | 2024 |
| 62e | 🇫🇷 France | 98.6 % | 2024 |
| 63e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 98.6 % | 2024 |
| 64e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 98.5 % | 2024 |
| 65e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 98.5 % | 2024 |
| 66e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 98.5 % | 2024 |
| 67e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 98.4 % | 2024 |
| 68e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 98.3 % | 2024 |
| 69e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 98.1 % | 2024 |
| 70e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 98 % | 2024 |
| 71e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 98 % | 2024 |
| 72e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 97.9 % | 2024 |
| 73e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 97.9 % | 2024 |
| 74e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 97.8 % | 2024 |
| 75e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 97.7 % | 2024 |
| 76e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 97.7 % | 2024 |
| 77e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 97.6 % | 2024 |
| 78e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 97.6 % | 2024 |
| 79e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 97.5 % | 2024 |
| 80e | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 97.5 % | 2024 |
| 81e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 97.4 % | 2024 |
| 82e | 🇨🇳 China | 97.3 % | 2024 |
| 83e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 97.1 % | 2024 |
| 84e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 97.1 % | 2024 |
| 85e | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | 96.9 % | 2016 |
| 86e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 96.6 % | 2024 |
| 87e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 96.5 % | 2024 |
| 88e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 96.4 % | 2024 |
| 89e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 96.4 % | 2024 |
| 90e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 96 % | 2024 |
| 91e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 96 % | 2023 |
| 92e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 95.9 % | 2024 |
| 93e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 95.8 % | 2021 |
| 94e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 95.6 % | 2024 |
| 95e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 95.4 % | 2024 |
| 96e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 95.4 % | 2018 |
| 97e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 95.4 % | 2024 |
| 98e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 95 % | 2017 |
| 99e | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | 94.8 % | 2024 |
| 100e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 94.8 % | 2016 |
| 101e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 94.8 % | 2024 |
| 102e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 94.2 % | 2024 |
| 103e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 93.9 % | 2024 |
| 104e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 93.7 % | 2019 |
| 105e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 93.7 % | 2024 |
| 106e | 🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands | 93.2 % | 2024 |
| 107e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 93 % | 2024 |
| 108e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 92.8 % | 2024 |
| 109e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 92.6 % | 2024 |
| 110e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 92.5 % | 2024 |
| 111e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 92.4 % | 2024 |
| 112e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 92.2 % | 2024 |
| 113e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 91.6 % | 2024 |
| 114e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 91.3 % | 2024 |
| 115e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 91.2 % | 2024 |
| 116e | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | 90.9 % | 2015 |
| 117e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 90.7 % | 2024 |
| 118e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 90.5 % | 2024 |
| 119e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 90.5 % | 2024 |
| 120e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 90.5 % | 2020 |
| 121e | 🇬🇺 Guam | 90.4 % | 2024 |
| 122e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 90.1 % | 2024 |
| 123e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 90 % | 2024 |
| 124e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 89.7 % | 2024 |
| 125e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 89.7 % | 2018 |
| 126e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 89.7 % | 2024 |
| 127e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 89.1 % | 2024 |
| 128e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 88.7 % | 2024 |
| 129e | 🇱🇾 Libya | 88.5 % | 2024 |
| 130e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 88.2 % | 2024 |
| 131e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 88 % | 2024 |
| 132e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 87.8 % | 2024 |
| 133e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 87.7 % | 2024 |
| 134e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 87.2 % | 2024 |
| 135e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 86.9 % | 2024 |
| 136e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 86.8 % | 2024 |
| 137e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 86.1 % | 2024 |
| 138e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 86 % | 2024 |
| 139e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 85.9 % | 2024 |
| 140e | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 84.8 % | 2023 |
| 141e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 84.3 % | 2024 |
| 142e | 🇮🇳 India | 83.4 % | 2024 |
| 143e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 83.4 % | 2022 |
| 144e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 83.3 % | 2024 |
| 145e | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 83.2 % | 2024 |
| 146e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 83.1 % | 2024 |
| 147e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 81.3 % | 2024 |
| 148e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 80.4 % | 2017 |
| 149e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 79 % | 2024 |
| 150e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 78.8 % | 2024 |
| 151e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 77.4 % | 2024 |
| 152e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 74.3 % | 2024 |
| 153e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 74.2 % | 2024 |
| 154e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 72.9 % | 2024 |
| 155e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 72.1 % | 2024 |
| 156e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 71.9 % | 2024 |
| 157e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 71.6 % | 2024 |
| 158e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 71.3 % | 2024 |
| 159e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 71.2 % | 2024 |
| 160e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 67.6 % | 2024 |
| 161e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 67 % | 2023 |
| 162e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 66.3 % | 2017 |
| 163e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 65.7 % | 2024 |
| 164e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 64.5 % | 2024 |
| 165e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 63.1 % | 2024 |
| 166e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 62.5 % | 2024 |
| 167e | 🇬🇱 Greenland | 62.5 % | 2022 |
| 168e | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | 62.1 % | 2024 |
| 169e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 58.7 % | 2024 |
| 170e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 57.4 % | 2024 |
| 171e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 57.2 % | 2024 |
| 172e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 54.5 % | 2024 |
| 173e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 50.3 % | 2022 |
| 174e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 49.2 % | 2024 |
| 175e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 48.7 % | 2024 |
| 176e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 48.2 % | 2024 |
| 177e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 47.9 % | 2024 |
| 178e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 47.9 % | 2024 |
| 179e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 47.8 % | 2024 |
| 180e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 47.8 % | 2024 |
| 181e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 47.1 % | 2024 |
| 182e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 45.2 % | 2024 |
| 183e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 44.6 % | 2024 |
| 184e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 44.5 % | 2024 |
| 185e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 40.9 % | 2024 |
| 186e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 40.4 % | 2024 |
| 187e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 38.7 % | 2024 |
| 188e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 38.6 % | 2024 |
| 189e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 37.5 % | 2024 |
| 190e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 37.2 % | 2024 |
| 191e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 34.6 % | 2024 |
| 192e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 34.6 % | 2024 |
| 193e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 32.6 % | 2024 |
| 194e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 31.8 % | 2024 |
| 195e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 31.6 % | 2024 |
| 196e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 29.1 % | 2024 |
| 197e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 28.9 % | 2024 |
| 198e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 25.2 % | 2024 |
| 199e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 24.9 % | 2024 |
| 200e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 23.9 % | 2024 |
| 201e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 23.6 % | 2024 |
| 202e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 23.3 % | 2024 |
| 203e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 22.2 % | 2024 |
| 204e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 20.6 % | 2021 |
| 205e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 16.3 % | 2024 |
| 206e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 16.3 % | 2024 |
| 207e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 15.4 % | 2024 |
| 208e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 14 % | 2024 |
| 209e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 13.1 % | 2024 |
| 210e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 11.9 % | 2016 |
| 211e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 10.4 % | 2024 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Access to basic sanitation"?
The highest value is in Andorra, at 100 % (2024).
Which country has the lowest value for "Access to basic sanitation"?
The lowest value is in Ethiopia, at 10.4 % (2024).
What is the world median value of "Access to basic sanitation"?
The world median is 93.2 %, calculated across 211 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Access to basic sanitation" for France?
France scores 98.6 % (2024), ranking 62 out of 211 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).
Where does the "Access to basic sanitation" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après OMS/UNICEF – Programme commun de suivi. Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
What is basic sanitation?
It means improved toilets that are not shared with other households.
Why does sanitation matter for health?
Because it limits contamination of water and soil, a source of diseases such as cholera and diarrhea.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après OMS/UNICEF – Programme commun de suivi. Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
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