The CIA World Factbook Edition 2023 People and Society

Sanitation facility access In 15 editions of 36.

Sanitation facility access was published in 15 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2011 to 2025. The 2023 edition carries it in 235 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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the first edition with it
2011
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2025

Published as “Sanitation facility access” (2011 to 2025).

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World

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World

improved:
urban: 82.3% of population
rural:
50.5% of population
total:
67.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 17.7% of population
rural:
49.5% of population
total:
32.3% of population (2015 est.)

Africa

55 entries

Algeria

improved:
urban: 98.3% of population
rural:
91.3% of population
total:
96.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.7% of population
rural:
8.7% of population
total:
3.5% of population (2020 est.)

Angola

improved:
urban: 93.7% of population
rural:
30.3% of population
total:
72.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.3% of population
rural:
69.7% of population
total:
27.3% of population (2020 est.)

Benin

improved:
urban: 56.3% of population
rural:
18.1% of population
total:
36.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 43.7% of population
rural:
81.9% of population
total:
63.4% of population (2020 est.)

Botswana

improved:
urban: 94.9% of population
rural:
63% of population
total:
85.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.1% of population
rural:
37% of population
total:
14.4% of population (2020 est.)

Burkina Faso

improved:
urban: 90.8% of population
rural:
37.7% of population
total:
54% of population
unimproved:
urban: 9.2% of population
rural:
62.3% of population
total:
46% of population (2020 est.)

Burundi

improved:
urban: 87.4% of population
rural:
53.7% of population
total:
58.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 12.6% of population
rural:
46.3% of population
total:
41.6% of population (2020 est.)

Cabo Verde

improved:
urban: 91.7% of population
rural:
73.3% of population
total:
85.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 8.3% of population
rural:
26.7% of population
total:
14.4% of population (2020 est.)

Cameroon

improved:
urban: 83.2% of population
rural:
27.7% of population
total:
59.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 16.8% of population
rural:
72.3% of population
total:
40.3% of population (2020 est.)

Central African Republic

improved:
urban: 53.8% of population
rural:
12.4% of population
total:
29.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 46.2% of population
rural:
87.6% of population
total:
70.1% of population (2020 est.)

Chad

improved:
urban: 57.5% of population
rural:
4.9% of population
total:
17.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 42.5% of population
rural:
95.1% of population
total:
82.7% of population (2020 est.)

Comoros

improved:
urban: 62.4% of population
rural:
43.6% of population
total:
49% of population
unimproved:
urban: 37.6% of population
rural:
56.4% of population
total:
51% of population (2017 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

improved:
urban: 53.4% of population
rural:
20.5% of population
total:
35.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 46.6% of population
rural:
79.5% of population
total:
64.5% of population (2020 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

improved:
urban: 73.4% of population
rural:
15.1% of population
total:
54.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 26.6% of population
rural:
84.9% of population
total:
45.3% of population (2020 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

improved:
urban: 77.8% of population
rural:
35% of population
total:
57.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 22.2% of population
rural:
65% of population
total:
42.9% of population (2020 est.)

Djibouti

improved:
urban: 87.7% of population
rural:
24.2% of population
total:
73.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 12.3% of population
rural:
75.8% of population
total:
26.2% of population (2020 est.)

Egypt

improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural:
98.2% of population
total:
98.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural:
1.8% of population
total:
1.1% of population (2020 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

improved:
urban: 81.2% of population
rural:
63.4% of population
total:
76.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 18.8% of population
rural:
36.6% of population
total:
23.8% of population (2020 est.)

Eritrea

improved:
urban: 44.5% of population
rural:
7.3% of population
total:
15.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 55.5% of population
rural:
92.7% of population
total:
84.3% of population (2017 est.)

Eswatini

improved:
urban: 92.3% of population
rural:
83.9% of population
total:
85.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7.7% of population
rural:
16.1% of population
total:
14.1% of population (2020 est.)

Ethiopia

improved:
urban: 52.5% of population
rural:
8.1% of population
total:
17.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 47.5% of population
rural:
91.9% of population
total:
82.3% of population (2020 est.)

Gabon

improved:
urban: 81.3% of population
rural:
55.1% of population
total:
78.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 18.7% of population
rural:
44.9% of population
total:
21.3% of population (2020 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

improved:
urban: 75.8% of population
rural:
33.6% of population
total:
60% of population
unimproved:
urban: 24.2% of population
rural:
66.4% of population
total:
40% of population (2020 est.)

Ghana

improved:
urban: 84.8% of population
rural:
52.8% of population
total:
71.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 15.2% of population
rural:
47.2% of population
total:
28.9% of population (2020 est.)

Guinea

improved:
urban: 90.9% of population
rural:
38.7% of population
total:
58% of population
unimproved:
urban: 9.1% of population
rural:
61.3% of population
total:
42% of population (2020 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

improved:
urban: 62.4% of population
rural:
7.6% of population
total:
31.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 37.6% of population
rural:
92.4% of population
total:
68.2% of population (2020 est.)

Kenya

improved:
urban: 84% of population
rural:
48.1% of population
total:
58.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 16% of population
rural:
51.9% of population
total:
41.8% of population (2020 est.)

Lesotho

improved:
urban: 93.6% of population
rural:
62.4% of population
total:
71.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.4% of population
rural:
37.6% of population
total:
28.6% of population (2020 est.)

Liberia

improved:
urban: 68% of population
rural:
25.2% of population
total:
47.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 32% of population
rural:
74.8% of population
total:
52.5% of population (2020 est.)

Libya

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
99.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0.7% of population (2020 est.)

Madagascar

improved:
urban: 49.2% of population
rural:
22.1% of population
total:
32.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 50.8% of population
rural:
77.9% of population
total:
67.4% of population (2020 est.)

Malawi

improved:
urban: 59.9% of population
rural:
35.9% of population
total:
40% of population
unimproved:
urban: 40.1% of population
rural:
64.1% of population
total:
60% of population (2020 est.)

Mali

improved:
urban: 85.7% of population
rural:
44.7% of population
total:
62.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 14.3% of population
rural:
55.3% of population
total:
37.3% of population (2020 est.)

Mauritania

improved:
urban: 83.5% of population
rural:
25.2% of population
total:
57.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 16.5% of population
rural:
74.8% of population
total:
42.5% of population (2020 est.)

Mauritius

improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural:
NA
total:
NA
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural:
NA
total:
(2020 est.) NA

Morocco

improved:
urban: 98.2% of population
rural:
72.4% of population
total:
88.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.8% of population
rural:
27.6% of population
total:
11.2% of population (2020 est.)

note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Mozambique

improved:
urban: 71.9% of population (2015 est.)
rural:
24.7% of population
total:
42.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 28.1% of population
rural:
75.3% of population
total:
57.8% of population (2020 est.)

Namibia

improved:
urban: 70.6% of population
rural:
23.6% of population
total:
48.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 29.4% of population
rural:
76.4% of population
total:
51.9% of population (2020 est.)

Niger

improved:
urban: 81.9% of population
rural:
13.5% of population
total:
24.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 18.1% of population
rural:
86.5% of population
total:
75.2% of population (2020 est.)

Nigeria

improved:
urban: 81.6% of population
rural:
41.4% of population
total:
62.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 18.4% of population
rural:
58.6% of population
total:
37.7% of population (2020 est.)

Rwanda

improved:
urban: 89.1% of population
rural:
83.2% of population
total:
84.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 10.9% of population
rural:
16.8% of population
total:
15.8% of population (2020 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020)

Sao Tome and Principe

improved:
urban: 57.1% of population
rural:
42.8% of population
total:
53.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 42.9% of population
rural:
57.2% of population
total:
46.6% of population (2020 est.)

Senegal

improved:
urban: 94.1% of population
rural:
55.5% of population
total:
74.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.9% of population
rural:
44.5% of population
total:
25.9% of population (2020 est.)

Seychelles

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Sierra Leone

improved:
urban: 79.5% of population
rural:
35.5% of population
total:
54.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 20.5% of population
rural:
64.5% of population
total:
45.6% of population (2020 est.)

Somalia

improved:
urban: 82.4% of population
rural:
33.8% of population
total:
56.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 17.6% of population
rural:
66.2% of population
total:
43.8% of population (2020 est.)

South Africa

improved:
urban: 96.6% of population
rural:
86.4% of population
total:
93.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.4% of population
rural:
13.6% of population
total:
6.8% of population (2020 est.)

South Sudan

improved:
urban: 60.6% of population
rural:
15.5% of population
total:
24.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 39.4% of population
rural:
84.5% of population
total:
75.4% of population (2020 est.)

Sudan

improved:
urban: 72.1% of population
rural:
30.6% of population
total:
45.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 27.9% of population
rural:
69.4% of population
total:
54.7% of population (2020 est.)

Tanzania

improved:
urban: 89.4% of population
rural:
29.2% of population
total:
50.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 10.6% of population
rural:
70.8% of population
total:
49.6% of population (2020 est.)

Togo

improved:
urban: 81.9% of population
rural:
18.3% of population
total:
45.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 18.1% of population
rural:
81.7% of population
total:
54.5% of population (2020 est.)

Tunisia

improved:
urban: 98.8% of population
rural:
99.4% of population
total:
99% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.2% of population
rural:
0.6% of population
total:
1% of population (2020 est.)

Uganda

improved:
urban: 67.3% of population
rural:
27.5% of population
total:
37.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 32.7% of population
rural:
72.5% of population
total:
62.6% of population (2020 est.)

Zambia

improved:
urban: 76.3% of population
rural:
31.9% of population
total:
51.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 23.7% of population
rural:
68.1% of population
total:
48.3% of population (2020 est.)

Zimbabwe

improved:
urban: 96.1% of population
rural:
49% of population
total:
64.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.9% of population
rural:
51% of population
total:
35.8% of population (2017 est.)

Antarctic Region

1 entry

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Iceland

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Svalbard

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

improved:
urban: 88.2% of population
rural:
52% of population
total:
61.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 11.8% of population
rural:
48% of population
total:
38.6% of population (2020 est.)

Armenia

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
84.6% of population
total:
94.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
15.4% of population
total:
5.6% of population (2020 est.)

Azerbaijan

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
NA
total:
NA
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
NA
total:
(2020 est.) NA

Bangladesh

improved:
urban: 85.3% of population
rural:
73.5% of population
total:
78% of population
unimproved:
urban: 14.7% of population
rural:
26.5% of population
total:
22% of population (2020 est.)

Bhutan

improved:
urban: 90.8% of population
rural:
83.1% of population
total:
86.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 9.2% of population
rural:
16.9% of population
total:
13.6% of population (2020 est.)

China

improved:
urban: 97.6% of population
rural:
90.6% of population
total:
94.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.4% of population
rural:
9.4% of population
total:
5.1% of population (2020 est.)

Georgia

improved:
urban: 96.3% of population
rural:
72.7% of population
total:
86.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.7% of population
rural:
27.3% of population
total:
13.3% of population (2020 est.)

India

improved:
urban: 98.6% of population
rural:
75.2% of population
total:
83.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.4% of population
rural:
24.8% of population
total:
16.6% of population (2020 est.)

Japan

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
99.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0.1% of population (2020 est.)

Kazakhstan

improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural:
99.9% of population
total:
99.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural:
0.1% of population
total:
0.1% of population (2020 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

improved:
urban: 92.7% of population
rural:
73.1% of population
total:
85.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7.3% of population
rural:
26.9% of population
total:
14.7% of population (2020 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
99.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0.1% of population (2020 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Maldives

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
99.1% of population
total:
99.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0.9% of population
total:
0.5% of population (2020 est.)

Mongolia

improved:
urban: 97.4% of population
rural:
69.9% of population
total:
88.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.6% of population
rural:
30.1% of population
total:
11.2% of population (2020 est.)

Nepal

improved:
urban: 95.1% of population
rural:
85.7% of population
total:
87.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.9% of population
rural:
14.3% of population
total:
12.3% of population (2020 est.)

Pakistan

improved:
urban: 88.6% of population
rural:
73.2% of population
total:
78.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 11.4% of population
rural:
26.8% of population
total:
21.1% of population (2020 est.)

Russia

improved:
urban: 95.2% of population
rural:
72.3% of population
total:
89.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.8% of population
rural:
27.7% of population
total:
10.6% of population (2020 est.)

Sri Lanka

improved:
urban: 96.6% of population
rural:
97.9% of population
total:
97.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.4% of population
rural:
2.1% of population
total:
2.4% of population (2020 est.)

Tajikistan

improved:
urban: 98.9% of population
rural:
99.6% of population
total:
99.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.1% of population
rural:
0.4% of population
total:
0.6% of population (2020 est.)

Turkmenistan

improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural:
99.9% of population
total:
99.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural:
0.1% of population
total:
0.2% of population (2020 est.)

Uzbekistan

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

improved:
urban: 99.1% of population
total:
99.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.9% of population
total:
0.9% of population (2017 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

improved:
total: 91.7% of population
unimproved:
total: 8.1% of population (2017 est.)

Aruba

improved:
urban: 97.7% of population
rural:
97.7% of population
total:
97.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.3% of population
rural:
2.3% of population
total:
2.3% of population (2015 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

improved:
total: 98.2% of population
unimproved:
total: 1.8% of population (2017 est.)

Barbados

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Belize

improved:
urban: 99.1% of population
rural:
95.7% of population
total:
97.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.9% of population
rural:
4.3% of population
total:
2.7% of population (2020 est.)

British Virgin Islands

improved:
urban: 97.5% of population
rural:
97.5% of population
total:
97.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.5% of population
rural:
2.5% of population
total:
2.5% of population (2015 est.)

Cayman Islands

improved:
urban: 95.6% of population
total:
95.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.4% of population
total:
4.4% of population (2015 est.)

Costa Rica

improved:
urban: 99% of population
rural:
97.1% of population
total:
98.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1% of population
rural:
2.9% of population
total:
1.3% of population (2020 est.)

Cuba

improved:
urban: 94.8% of population
rural:
87% of population
total:
93% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.2% of population
rural:
13% of population
total:
7% of population (2017 est.)

Curacao

improved:
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
total: 0% of population (2017)

Dominican Republic

improved:
urban: 97.4% of population
rural:
91.3% of population
total:
96.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.6% of population
rural:
8.7% of population
total:
3.7% of population (2020 est.)

El Salvador

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
97.1% of population
total:
99.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
2.9% of population
total:
0.8% of population (2020 est.)

Grenada

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
93.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
6.3% of population (2020 est.)

Guatemala

improved:
urban: 90.4% of population
rural:
66.3% of population
total:
78.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 9.6% of population
rural:
33.7% of population
total:
21.2% of population (2020 est.)

Haiti

improved:
urban: 82.9% of population
rural:
42.6% of population
total:
65.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 17.1% of population
rural:
57.4% of population
total:
34.4% of population (2020 est.)

Honduras

improved:
urban: 96.7% of population
rural:
87.9% of population
total:
93% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.3% of population
rural:
12.1% of population
total:
7% of population (2020 est.)

Jamaica

improved:
urban: 98.6% of population
rural:
99.4% of population
total:
98.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.4% of population
rural:
0.6% of population
total:
1.1% of population (2020 est.)

Montserrat

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA

Nicaragua

improved:
urban: 89.9% of population
rural:
66.5% of population
total:
80.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 10.1% of population
rural:
33.5% of population
total:
19.7% of population (2020 est.)

Panama

improved:
urban: 95.5% of population
rural:
69.1% of population
total:
87.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.5% of population
rural:
30.9% of population
total:
12.8% of population (2020 est.)

Puerto Rico

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Saint Barthelemy

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

improved:
urban: 87.3% of population
rural:
87.3% of population
total:
87.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 12.7% of population
rural:
12.7% of population
total:
12.7% of population (2017 est.)

Saint Lucia

improved:
urban: 97.6% of population
rural:
92.9% of population
total:
93.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.4% of population
rural:
7.1% of population
total:
6.2% of population (2020 est.)

Saint Martin

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
90.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
9.8% of population (2017 est.)

Sint Maarten

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
98.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
1.2% of population (2017)

Trinidad and Tobago

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
99.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0.1% of population (2020 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
88% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
12% of population (2017)

Virgin Islands

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
99.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0.6% of population (2020 est.)

Europe

49 entries

Albania

improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
99.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural:
0.5% of population
total:
0.1% of population (2020 est.)

Andorra

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Austria

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Belarus

improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural:
98.3% of population
total:
99.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural:
1.7% of population
total:
0.5% of population (2020 est.)

Belgium

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

improved:
urban: 99.5% of population
rural:
NA
total:
NA
unimproved:
urban: 0.5% of population
rural:
NA
total:
(2020 est.) NA

Bulgaria

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Croatia

improved:
urban: 99.5% of population
rural:
98.4% of population
total:
99% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.5% of population
rural:
1.6% of population
total:
1% of population (2020 est.)

Czechia

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Denmark

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Estonia

improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
99.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0.2% of population (2020 est.)

European Union

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA

Faroe Islands

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA

Finland

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

France

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Germany

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Gibraltar

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020)

Greece

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Guernsey

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
98% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
1.2% of population (2017)

note: data represent Guernsey and Jersey

Holy See (Vatican City)

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA

Hungary

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Ireland

improved:
urban: 97.8% of population
rural:
99.1% of population
total:
98.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.2% of population
rural:
0.9% of population
total:
1.7% of population (2020 est.)

Isle of Man

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA

Italy

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Jersey

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
98.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
1.5% of population (2017)

Kosovo

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA

Latvia

improved:
urban: 98.9% of population
rural:
85.3% of population
total:
94.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.1% of population
rural:
14.7% of population
total:
5.4% of population (2020 est.)

Liechtenstein

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020)

Lithuania

improved:
urban: 99.5% of population
rural:
88.7% of population
total:
96% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.5% of population
rural:
11.3% of population
total:
4% of population (2020 est.)

Luxembourg

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
99.9% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0.1% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Malta

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Moldova

improved:
urban: 99% of population
rural:
83.1% of population
total:
89.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1% of population
rural:
16.9% of population
total:
10.1% of population (2020 est.)

Monaco

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Montenegro

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
93.9% of population
total:
98% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
6.1% of population
total:
2% of population (2020 est.)

Netherlands

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

North Macedonia

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
98% of population
total:
99.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
2% of population
total:
0.8% of population (2020 est.)

Norway

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Poland

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Portugal

improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
99.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0.1% of population (2020 est.)

Romania

improved:
urban: 96.9% of population
rural:
76% of population
total:
87.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.1% of population
rural:
24% of population
total:
12.7% of population (2020 est.)

San Marino

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020)

Serbia

improved:
urban: 99.6% of population
rural:
95.7% of population
total:
97.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.4% of population
rural:
4.3% of population
total:
2.1% of population (2020 est.)

Slovakia

improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Slovenia

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
99% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
1% of population (2020 est.)

Spain

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Sweden

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Switzerland

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Ukraine

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

United Kingdom

improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural:
99.8% of population
total:
99.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural:
0.2% of population
total:
0.2% of population (2020 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Cyprus

improved:
urban: 99.7% of population
rural:
98.8% of population
total:
99.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.3% of population
rural:
1.2% of population
total:
0.6% of population (2020 est.)

Gaza Strip

improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural:
98.6% of population
total:
99.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural:
1.4% of population
total:
0.4% of population (2020 est.)

note: note includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank

Iran

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population (2015 est.)
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Iraq

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Israel

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
99.3% of population
total:
99.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0.7% of population
total:
0.1% of population (2020 est.)

Jordan

improved:
urban: 98.8% of population
rural:
97.8% of population
total:
98.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.2% of population
rural:
2.2% of population
total:
1.3% of population (2020 est.)

Kuwait

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Lebanon

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Oman

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Qatar

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Saudi Arabia

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Syria

improved:
urban: 99.5% of population
rural:
99.5% of population
total:
99.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.5% of population
rural:
0.5% of population
total:
0.5% of population (2020 est.)

Turkey (Turkiye) now Turkiye

improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural:
98.7% of population
total:
99.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural:
1.3% of population
total:
0.4% of population (2020 est.)

United Arab Emirates

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

West Bank

improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural:
98.6% of population
total:
99.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural:
1.4% of population
total:
0.4% of population (2020 est.)

note: note includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank

Yemen

improved:
urban: 83.5% of population
rural:
44.2% of population
total:
59.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 16.5% of population
rural:
55.8% of population
total:
40.9% of population (2020 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural:
NA
total:
99.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural:
NA
total:
0.1% of population (2020)

Canada

improved:
urban: 99.1% of population
rural:
98.9% of population
total:
99% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.9% of population
rural:
1.1% of population
total:
1% of population (2020 est.)

Mexico

improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural:
96.4% of population
total:
99.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural:
3.6% of population
total:
0.8% of population (2020 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020)

United States

improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural:
98.9% of population
total:
99.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural:
11.1% of population
total:
0.3% of population (2020 est.)

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
99% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
1% of population (2020 est.)

Australia

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Cook Islands

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
99.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0.9% of population (2020 est.)

Fiji

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

French Polynesia

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
97% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
3% of population (2020 est.)

Guam

improved:
urban: 89.8% of population (2015 est.)
rural:
89.8% of population (2015 est.)
total:
89.8% of population (2015 est.)
unimproved:
urban: 10.2% of population (2015 est.)
rural:
10.2% of population (2015 est.)
total:
10.2% of population (2015 est.)

Kiribati

improved:
urban: 75.4% of population
rural:
45.4% of population
total:
62.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 24.6% of population
rural:
54.6% of population
total:
37.9% of population (2020 est.)

Marshall Islands

improved:
urban: 96.6% of population
rural:
65.4% of population
total:
89.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.4% of population
rural:
34.6% of population
total:
10.3% of population (2020 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
88.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
11.7% of population (2017 est.)

Nauru

improved:
urban: 96.3% of population
rural:
NA
total:
96.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.7% of population
rural:
NA
total:
3.7% of population (2017 est.)

New Caledonia

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

New Zealand

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020)

Niue

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
95.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
4.5% of population (2020 est.)

Norfolk Island

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA

Northern Mariana Islands

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
97.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
2.1% of population (2020 est.)

Palau

improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural:
99% of population
total:
99.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural:
1% of population
total:
0.4% of population (2020 est.)

Papua New Guinea

improved:
urban: 57.8% of population
rural:
18.2% of population
total:
23.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 42.2% of population
rural:
81.8% of population
total:
76.5% of population (2020 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA

Samoa

improved:
urban: 99.5% of population
rural:
99.5% of population
total:
99.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.5% of population
rural:
0.5% of population
total:
0.5% of population (2020 est.)

Solomon Islands

improved:
urban: 95.6% of population
rural:
22.6% of population
total:
40.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.4% of population
rural:
77.4% of population
total:
59.4% of population (2020 est.)

Tokelau

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Tonga

improved:
urban: 99.4% of population
rural:
98.8% of population
total:
98.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.6% of population
rural:
1.2% of population
total:
1.1% of population (2020 est.)

Tuvalu

improved:
urban: 91.8% of population
rural:
91% of population
total:
91.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 9.2% of population
rural:
9% of population
total:
8.5% of population (2017 est.)

Vanuatu

improved:
urban: 91.1% of population
rural:
60.4% of population
total:
68.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 8.9% of population
rural:
39.6% of population
total:
31.8% of population (2020 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
92.9% of population
total:
92.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
7.1% of population
total:
7.1% of population (2020 est.)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
NA
total:
NA
unimproved:
rural: NA
total:
(2020 est.) NA

Bolivia

improved:
urban: 97.8% of population
rural:
48.4% of population
total:
83.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.2% of population
rural:
51.6% of population
total:
16.9% of population (2020 est.)

Brazil

improved:
urban: 94.1% of population
rural:
63.6% of population
total:
90.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.9% of population
rural:
36.4% of population
total:
9.8% of population (2020 est.)

Chile

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Colombia

improved:
urban: 99.1% of population
rural:
87.7% of population
total:
97% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.9% of population
rural:
12.3% of population
total:
3% of population (2020 est.)

Ecuador

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
96.9% of population
total:
98.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
3.1% of population
total:
1.1% of population (2020 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020)

Guyana

improved:
urban: 97.8% of population
rural:
95.4% of population
total:
96% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.2% of population
rural:
4.6% of population
total:
4% of population (2020 est.)

Paraguay

improved:
urban: 99.6% of population
rural:
90.6% of population
total:
96.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.4% of population
rural:
9.4% of population
total:
3.8% of population (2020 est.)

Peru

improved:
urban: 93.6% of population
rural:
65.3% of population
total:
87.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.4% of population
rural:
34.7% of population
total:
12.6% of population (2020 est.)

Suriname

improved:
urban: 98.5% of population
rural:
91.2% of population
total:
96% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.5% of population
rural:
8.8% of population
total:
4% of population (2020 est.)

Uruguay

improved:
urban: 99.2% of population
rural:
99.6% of population
total:
99.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.8% of population
rural:
0.4% of population
total:
0.8% of population (2020 est.)

Venezuela

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
95.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
4.2% of population (2020 est.)

Southeast Asia

13 entries

Brunei

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

improved:
urban: 93.9% of population
rural:
81.3% of population
total:
85.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.1% of population
rural:
18.7% of population
total:
14.8% of population (2020 est.)

Cambodia

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
69.3% of population
total:
76.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
30.7% of population
total:
23.2% of population (2020 est.)

Hong Kong

improved:
urban: 96.4% of population
rural:
NA
total:
96.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.6% of population
rural:
NA
total:
3.6% of population (2017)

Indonesia

improved:
urban: 97.2% of population
rural:
86.5% of population
total:
92.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.8% of population
rural:
13.5% of population
total:
7.5% of population (2020 est.)

Laos

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
72% of population
total:
82.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
28% of population
total:
17.8% of population (2020 est.)

Malaysia

improved:
urban: 99% of population
rural:
NA
total:
NA
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural:
NA
total:
(2020 est.) NA

Philippines

improved:
urban: 96% of population
rural:
91% of population
total:
93.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4% of population
rural:
9% of population
total:
6.6% of population (2020 est.)

Singapore

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
NA
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
NA
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Taiwan

improved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA
unimproved:
urban: NA
rural:
NA
total:
NA

Thailand

improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0% of population (2020 est.)

Timor-Leste

improved:
urban: 88.7% of population
rural:
56.1% of population
total:
66.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 11.3% of population
rural:
43.9% of population
total:
33.7% of population (2020 est.)

Vietnam

improved:
urban: 98.7% of population
rural:
90% of population
total:
93.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.3% of population
rural:
10% of population
total:
6.7% of population (2020 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2023, “Sanitation facility access”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/sanitation-facility-access/2023.

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