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Safely managed sanitation2021

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 territoryAndorra100 %

Top 10

% · 2021
01Andorra
100
01Kuwait
100
01Monaco
100
05Malta
100
07Qatar
99.22
09Austria
99.08
10Japan
99.07

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Safely managed sanitation · 2021 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Andorra1002021
01Kuwait1002021
01Monaco1002021
01Singapore1002021
05Malta1002021
06Switzerland99.692021
07Qatar99.222021
08South Korea99.22021
09Austria99.082021
10Japan99.072021
11Denmark98.682021
12United Arab Emirates98.452021
13Poland97.832021
14United Kingdom97.792021
15Netherlands97.52021
16United States96.962021
17Germany96.742021
18Liechtenstein96.272021
19Australia95.522021
20Luxembourg95.392021
21Lithuania95.332021
22Sweden95.322021
23Chile95.142021
24Israel952021
25Belgium94.222021
26Hong Kong SAR China93.622021
27Kyrgyzstan92.552021
28Bahrain92.432021
29Portugal92.332021
30Ukraine92.162021
31Latvia92.012021
32Greece912021
33Czechia90.982021
34Estonia90.442021
35San Marino90.192021
36Hungary89.812021
37France89.72021
38Finland89.672021
39Spain88.82021
40New Zealand88.682021
41Romania85.452021
42Isle of Man84.822021
43Malaysia84.722021
44Saudi Arabia84.092021
45Slovenia83.922021
46Slovakia83.152021
47Canada80.912021
48Ireland80.62021
49Jordan79.452021
50Italy78.252021
51Norway77.752021
52Tunisia77.622021
53Cyprus76.922021
54Croatia74.732021
55Uzbekistan74.52021
56Belarus74.222021
57Macao SAR China73.932021
58Türkiye73.922021
59Bulgaria72.632021
60Palestinian Territories71.72021
61Jamaica70.442021
62South Africa69.522021
63Laos66.582021
64Mongolia66.072021
65China65.932021
66Azerbaijan64.72021
67Algeria62.372021
68Albania60.992021
69Myanmar (Burma)60.652021
70Philippines60.442021
71Mexico60.052021
72Georgia58.652021
73Eswatini58.642021
74Paraguay57.712021
75Russia57.182021
76India56.382021
77Brazil52.362021
78Iraq50.162021
79Peru50.142021
80Ecuador49.132021
81Fiji49.022021
82Bhutan48.212021
83Egypt47.822021
84Montenegro47.552021
85Comoros46.792021
86Nepal46.782021
87Cambodia45.562021
88Guyana44.152021
89Malawi44.152021
90Dominican Republic44.132021
91Cuba43.762021
92Samoa43.692021
93Vietnam43.282021
94American Samoa42.692021
95Yemen41.112021
96Lesotho40.782021
97Tuvalu39.982021
98Djibouti39.582021
99Trinidad & Tobago37.722021
100El Salvador37.232021
101Nauru35.342021
102São Tomé & Príncipe34.632021
103Kenya33.982021
104Turks & Caicos Islands33.972021
105Bangladesh33.322021
106Puerto Rico32.512021
107Tonga32.292021
108Nigeria30.792021
109Mozambique30.322021
110Gambia28.632021
111Senegal27.422021
112Lebanon25.672021
113Thailand25.632021
114Tanzania25.512021
115Côte d’Ivoire25.452021
116Venezuela25.332021
117Costa Rica25.322021
118Suriname25.172021
119Serbia25.12021
120Kiribati24.392021
121Zimbabwe23.632021
122Afghanistan23.032021
123Guinea-Bissau22.422021
124Burkina Faso22.292021
125Libya21.932021
126Uganda19.472021
127Mali18.662021
128Colombia18.352021
129Ghana16.852021
130Papua New Guinea15.832021
131Somalia15.092021
132Benin14.92021
133Sierra Leone14.682021
134Central African Republic13.262021
135Congo - Kinshasa13.062021
136Togo12.472021
137North Macedonia12.212021
138Madagascar11.92021
139Chad10.832021
140Armenia10.762021
141Morocco8.992021
142Niger8.842021
143Ethiopia7.262021
144Greenland02021

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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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