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Safely managed sanitation2020

Percentage of the population using safely managed sanitation services.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data144 / 217No observation: 73
First-ranked country or territoryKuwait100 %

Top 10

% · 2020
01Kuwait
100
01Monaco
100
04Andorra
100
05Malta
100
07Austria
99.27
08Japan
99.02
10Denmark
98.6

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Safely managed sanitation · 2020 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Kuwait1002020
01Monaco1002020
01Singapore1002020
04Andorra1002020
05Malta1002020
06Switzerland99.632020
07Austria99.272020
08Japan99.022020
09South Korea98.872020
10Denmark98.62020
11United Arab Emirates98.452020
12Qatar98.312020
13Poland97.832020
14United Kingdom97.772020
15Netherlands97.52020
16United States96.962020
17Germany96.712020
18Liechtenstein96.262020
19Australia95.432020
20Sweden95.312020
21Luxembourg95.092020
22Lithuania94.772020
23Chile94.52020
24Israel94.292020
25Belgium92.82020
26Kyrgyzstan92.42020
27Bahrain92.132020
28Ukraine92.082020
29Portugal91.882020
30Hong Kong SAR China91.352020
31Latvia91.332020
32Czechia90.852020
33Estonia90.442020
34Greece90.362020
35San Marino90.192020
36France89.62020
37Finland89.532020
38Hungary89.182020
39Spain89.052020
40New Zealand88.622020
41Isle of Man84.822020
42Saudi Arabia84.152020
43Malaysia84.072020
44Slovenia83.742020
45Romania83.142020
46Slovakia83.072020
47Canada80.592020
48Ireland80.392020
49Jordan79.212020
50Italy78.312020
51Norway77.72020
52Cyprus76.922020
53Tunisia76.432020
54Croatia74.882020
55Belarus74.52020
56Uzbekistan74.462020
57Türkiye72.322020
58Macao SAR China71.932020
59Bulgaria71.612020
60Jamaica69.392020
61South Africa67.382020
62Palestinian Territories67.252020
63Mongolia64.792020
64China64.612020
65Laos64.542020
66Azerbaijan63.312020
67Algeria62.392020
68Myanmar (Burma)60.712020
69Philippines59.862020
70Albania58.042020
71Eswatini57.912020
72Mexico57.582020
73Paraguay57.322020
74Russia56.862020
75India54.172020
76Georgia51.692020
77Brazil51.52020
78Iraq49.922020
79Fiji49.242020
80Ecuador49.042020
81Peru48.082020
82Bhutan48.052020
83Montenegro46.462020
84Comoros45.92020
85Egypt44.812020
86Guyana44.782020
87Nepal44.622020
88Dominican Republic44.522020
89Samoa43.512020
90Cambodia43.482020
91Cuba43.252020
92Vietnam42.812020
93American Samoa42.452020
94Malawi42.092020
95Yemen40.422020
96Tuvalu40.292020
97Lesotho39.752020
98Djibouti39.542020
99El Salvador37.662020
100Trinidad & Tobago37.632020
101Nauru36.052020
102Turks & Caicos Islands342020
103São Tomé & Príncipe33.612020
104Kenya33.292020
105Tonga33.042020
106Puerto Rico32.512020
107Bangladesh31.912020
108Nigeria30.142020
109Gambia29.272020
110Mozambique29.142020
111Senegal26.552020
112Lebanon25.972020
113Venezuela25.52020
114Serbia25.452020
115Thailand25.272020
116Suriname25.182020
117Costa Rica25.012020
118Côte d’Ivoire24.852020
119Tanzania24.562020
120Kiribati24.122020
121Zimbabwe23.882020
122Afghanistan22.442020
123Libya21.992020
124Burkina Faso21.432020
125Guinea-Bissau21.292020
126Uganda19.162020
127Colombia18.242020
128Mali18.22020
129Ghana16.22020
130Papua New Guinea15.552020
131Somalia14.662020
132Benin14.432020
133Sierra Leone142020
134Central African Republic13.62020
135Congo - Kinshasa13.082020
136North Macedonia12.22020
137Togo11.962020
138Madagascar11.472020
139Armenia10.752020
140Chad10.622020
141Morocco9.222020
142Niger8.582020
143Ethiopia72020
144Greenland02020

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No observation (73)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Percentage of the population using safely managed sanitation services.
Unit
%
Source & definition
World Bank · SH.STA.SMSS.ZS
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Original metadata
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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  "sourceNote": "The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.",
  "sourceOrganization": "WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, note: Aggregate data by groups are computed based on the groupings for the World Bank fiscal year in which the data was released by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene., publisher: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), date accessed: 2025-09-30, date published: 2025-08-25;\nUN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: washdata.org, note: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene",
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