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THE GLOBAL INDEX #089

Safely managed sanitation2022

Percentage of the population using safely managed sanitation services.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data143 / 217No observation: 74
First-ranked country or territoryKuwait100 %

Top 10

% · 2022
01Kuwait
100
01Monaco
100
04Malta
100
05Andorra
100
06Qatar
99.94
09Japan
99.12
10Austria
98.88

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Safely managed sanitation · 2022 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Kuwait1002022
01Monaco1002022
01Singapore1002022
04Malta1002022
05Andorra1002022
06Qatar99.942022
07Switzerland99.692022
08South Korea99.282022
09Japan99.122022
10Austria98.882022
11Denmark98.762022
12United Arab Emirates98.452022
13Poland97.832022
14United Kingdom97.812022
15Netherlands97.52022
16United States96.972022
17Germany96.752022
18Liechtenstein96.292022
19Lithuania95.892022
20Israel95.722022
21Luxembourg95.72022
22Australia95.62022
23Sweden95.332022
24Chile95.112022
25Hong Kong SAR China95.082022
26Belgium94.92022
27Portugal92.822022
28Bahrain92.732022
29Kyrgyzstan92.72022
30Latvia92.262022
31Ukraine92.242022
32Greece91.632022
33Czechia91.112022
34Estonia90.462022
35Hungary90.452022
36San Marino90.192022
37Finland89.822022
38France89.82022
39New Zealand88.742022
40Spain88.542022
41Romania87.82022
42Malaysia85.372022
43Isle of Man84.822022
44Slovenia84.132022
45Saudi Arabia84.022022
46Slovakia83.242022
47Canada81.32022
48Ireland80.812022
49Jordan79.682022
50Tunisia78.82022
51Italy78.22022
52Norway77.812022
53Cyprus76.932022
54Macao SAR China75.942022
55Türkiye75.542022
56Uzbekistan74.542022
57Belarus74.322022
58Bulgaria73.652022
59Palestinian Territories72.652022
60South Africa71.72022
61Jamaica71.492022
62Laos68.322022
63Mongolia67.352022
64China67.222022
65Azerbaijan65.792022
66Albania63.932022
67Mexico62.522022
68Algeria62.412022
69Georgia62.052022
70Philippines61.022022
71Myanmar (Burma)60.612022
72Eswatini59.382022
73India58.582022
74Paraguay57.992022
75Russia57.512022
76Brazil53.212022
77Peru52.232022
78Egypt50.952022
79Iraq50.412022
80Ecuador49.192022
81Nepal48.962022
82Fiji48.792022
83Montenegro48.652022
84Bhutan48.622022
85Comoros47.672022
86Cambodia47.632022
87Malawi46.192022
88Cuba44.632022
89Samoa43.882022
90Vietnam43.832022
91Dominican Republic43.742022
92Guyana43.472022
93American Samoa42.932022
94Lesotho41.82022
95Yemen41.792022
96Tuvalu39.682022
97Djibouti39.612022
98Trinidad & Tobago37.822022
99El Salvador36.82022
100Bangladesh34.762022
101Kenya34.662022
102São Tomé & Príncipe34.652022
103Nauru34.622022
104Turks & Caicos Islands33.952022
105Puerto Rico32.512022
106Tonga31.742022
107Mozambique31.522022
108Nigeria31.462022
109Senegal28.292022
110Gambia27.992022
111Tanzania26.482022
112Côte d’Ivoire26.052022
113Venezuela26.022022
114Thailand25.992022
115Lebanon25.672022
116Costa Rica25.642022
117Suriname25.162022
118Serbia24.762022
119Kiribati24.632022
120Afghanistan23.612022
121Zimbabwe23.612022
122Burkina Faso23.162022
123Guinea-Bissau22.482022
124Libya21.872022
125Uganda19.772022
126Mali19.12022
127Colombia18.462022
128Ghana17.492022
129Papua New Guinea16.112022
130Somalia15.522022
131Sierra Leone15.392022
132Benin15.382022
133Central African Republic13.352022
134Congo - Kinshasa13.042022
135Togo12.982022
136Madagascar12.332022
137North Macedonia12.182022
138Chad10.912022
139Armenia10.772022
140Niger9.112022
141Morocco8.772022
142Ethiopia7.522022
143Greenland02022

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No observation (74)

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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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