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2002 World map of access to improved drinking water and progress towards achieving the internationally agreed goals on water and sanitation. Note: This does not utilize the same criteria as listed in this article.

This is a list of countries by the proportion of their population using improved sanitation facilities includes access to toilets and safe drinking water.

Methods

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Figures used in this chart are based on data compiled and uploaded by the World Bank in May 2013 through their World Development Indicators initiative.[1] The information was provided by the respective governments of the listed countries. As the compiled figures are not collected with the same methodology and with different levels of rigor, there are limitations in their reliability in forming comparisons.

Sanitation as defined by the World Health Organization:

"Sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and feces. Inadequate sanitation is a major cause of disease world-wide and improving sanitation is known to have a significant beneficial impact on health both in households and across communities. The word 'sanitation' also refers to the maintenance of hygienic conditions, through services such as garbage collection and wastewater disposal.[2]

The United Nations states that improved sanitation facilities "ensure hygienic separation of human excreta from human contact."[3] They include in their definition:

The Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation of WHO and UNICEF has defined improved sanitation as follows:

The World Bank states:[12]

"Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained."

Countries

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The following Table is based on The World Bank basic sanitation DataBank.[13]

Country 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Afghanistan 22 27 35 43 50
Albania 89 92 95 98 99
Algeria 84 86 87 87 86
American Samoa 65 65 63 57 54
Andorra 100 100 100 100 100
Angola 28 35 41 47 52
Antigua and Barbuda 82 84 86 88
Argentina 87 90 93 95
Armenia 87 89 91 93 94
Aruba 98 98 98 98
Australia 100 100 100 100 100
Austria 100 100 100 100 100
Azerbaijan 62 72 85 96
Bahamas 88 90 93 95
Bahrain 100 100 100 100 100
Bangladesh 24 31 39 47 54
Barbados 89 91 94 96 98
Belarus 92 93 95 98 98
Belgium 99 99 99 99 99
Belize 82 84 86 87 88
Benin 9 11 13 15 17
Bermuda 100 100 100 100 100
Bhutan 47 55 63 70 77
Bolivia 35 40 48 57 66
Bosnia and Herzegovina 95 95 95 95
Botswana 52 59 67 75 80
Brazil 73 78 82 86 90
British Virgin Islands 97 97 97 97
Bulgaria 86 86 86 86 86
Burkina Faso 11 14 17 20 22
Burundi 45 46 46 46 46
Cabo Verde 40 50 61 70 79
Cambodia 10 23 38 53 69
Cameroon 38 39 41 43 45
Canada 100 100 100 99 99
Cayman Islands 84 84 84
Central African Republic 21 20 18 16 14
Chad 10 10 10 11 12
Chile 92 95 97 99 100
China 57 66 76 84 92
Colombia 75 80 84 89 94
Comoros 29 33 34 36
Congo, Dem. Rep. 24 22 20 17 15
Congo, Rep. 12 14 16 19 20
Costa Rica 94 95 96 97 98
Côte d'Ivoire 21 23 27 31 35
Croatia 96 96 96 96 97
Cuba 88 88 89 90 91
Curaçao 98 98 99 99
Cyprus 100 100 100 99 99
Czech Republic 99 99 99 99 99
Denmark 100 100 100 100 100
Djibouti 47 48 55 61 67
Dominica 64 70 77 80
Dominican Republic 77 80 82 85 87
Ecuador 69 74 80 86 92
Egypt, Arab Rep. 91 93 94 96 97
El Salvador 83 84 83 83 82
Equatorial Guinea 55 60 64 66
Eritrea 8 10 11 12
Estonia 100 100 99 99 99
Eswatini 48 52 56 61 64
Ethiopia 3 4 6 7 9
Fiji 80 83 89 96 99
Finland 99 99 99 99 99
France 99 99 99 99 99
French Polynesia 98 98 98 97 97
Gabon 34 39 44 49 50
Gambia, The 51 46 46 46 47
Georgia 91 89 88 87 86
Germany 99 99 99 99 99
Ghana 7 11 15 19 24
Gibraltar 100 100 100 100 100
Greece 98 98 99 99 99
Greenland 100 100 100 100 100
Grenada 90 91 92 91
Guam 89 89 90 90
Guatemala 62 64 65 67 68
Guinea 9 13 18 24 30
Guinea-Bissau 5 8 11 14 18
Guyana 79 81 83 85 86
Haiti 17 22 27 33 37
Honduras 63 69 74 79 84
Hong Kong SAR, China 97 97 97 97 97
Hungary 98 98 98 98 98
Iceland 99 99 99 99 99
India 15 28 42 57 71
Indonesia 38 49 61 74 86
Iran, Islamic Rep. 78 82 85 88 90
Iraq 70 74 83 93 100
Ireland 90 90 91 91 91
Israel 100 100 100 100 100
Italy 100 100 100 100 100
Jamaica 83 84 85 86 87
Japan 100 100 100 100 100
Jordan 99 98 98 97 97
Kazakhstan 97 97 97 98 98
Kenya 31 31 32 32 33
Kiribati 32 37 41 43 46
Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 75 78 82 85
Korea, Rep. 100 100 100 100 100
Kuwait 100 100 100 100 100
Kyrgyz Republic 92 93 95 97 98
Lao PDR 28 43 56 70 79
Latvia 88 89 90 92 92
Lebanon 77 81 87 94 99
Lesotho 8 20 30 41 50
Liberia 13 15 16 17 18
Libya 90 91 91 92 92
Liechtenstein 100 100 100 100 100
Lithuania 84 87 90 92 94
Luxembourg 98 98 98 98 98
Macao SAR, China 100 100 100 100 100
Madagascar 4 6 8 10 12
Malawi 21 22 24 25 27
Malaysia 97 98 99 100
Maldives 75 82 88 94 99
Mali 16 22 29 37 45
Malta 100 100 100 100 100
Marshall Islands 80 82 83 84
Mauritania 17 23 32 43 50
Mauritius 90 92 94 96
Mexico 77 81 85 89 92
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 25 46 67 88
Moldova 74 75 75 76 79
Monaco 100 100 100 100 100
Mongolia 45 50 56 62 68
Montenegro 93 96 98
Morocco 68 73 78 83 87
Mozambique 9 15 22 29 37
Myanmar 63 66 69 71 74
Namibia 28 30 32 34 35
Nauru 66 66 66 66
Nepal 14 27 42 59 77
Netherlands 98 98 98 98 98
New Caledonia 100 100 100 100 100
New Zealand 100 100 100 100 100
Nicaragua 57 62 67 72 73
Niger 5 8 10 13 15
Nigeria 29 31 34 38 43
North Macedonia 89 89 92 95 98
Northern Mariana Islands 75 76 77 78 79
Norway 98 98 98 98 98
Oman 89 92 96 99 99
Pakistan 30 40 50 59 68
Palau 91 94 97 99 100
Panama 62 67 73 79 85
Papua New Guinea 18 18 19 19 19
Paraguay 70 77 82 88 93
Peru 63 68 71 75 79
Philippines 61 63 69 75 82
Poland 89 92 95 99 100
Portugal 97 98 99 99 100
Puerto Rico 98 99 99 100 100
Qatar 100 100 100 100 100
Romania 75 79 83 87
Russian Federation 84 86 87 88 89
Rwanda 45 52 58 64 69
Samoa 94 95 95 96 97
San Marino 100 100 100 100 100
São Tomé and Príncipe 20 27 34 41 48
Saudi Arabia 98 99 99 100 100
Senegal 37 42 47 52 57
Serbia 95 96 97 97 98
Seychelles 94 96 98 100 100
Sierra Leone 10 12 13 15 17
Singapore 100 100 100 100 100
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 98 99 99 99
Slovak Republic 100 99 98 98 98
Slovenia 98 98 98 98 98
Small states 61 63 68 71 72
Solomon Islands 20 22 27 32 35
Somalia 20 24 29 34 39
South Africa 59 64 69 74 78
South Sudan 11 16
Spain 100 100 100 100 100
Sri Lanka 77 81 86 91 94
St. Kitts and Nevis 86 90 93 95
St. Lucia 85 85 84 83 83
St. Martin (French part) 99 99 99 100 100
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 71 77 83 87
Sudan 21 22 28 35 37
Suriname 78 80 83 86 90
Sweden 99 99 99 99 99
Switzerland 100 100 100 100 100
Syrian Arab Republic 90 91 91 90 90
Tajikistan 90 92 93 95 97
Tanzania 5 12 19 26 32
Thailand 92 94 95 97 99
Timor-Leste 40 46 51 57
Togo 10 11 13 16 19
Tonga 89 90 93 93 93
Trinidad and Tobago 90 91 93 94 94
Tunisia 77 82 87 92 97
Turkey 87 90 93 96 99
Turkmenistan 93 94 95 97 99
Turks and Caicos Islands 81 83 86 88
Tuvalu 80 83 84
Uganda 17 18 18 19 20
Ukraine 94 95 96 97 98
United Arab Emirates 97 98 99 99
United Kingdom 99 99 99 99 99
United States 100 100 100 100 100
Uruguay 93 94 95 97 98
Uzbekistan 93 96 99 100 100
Vanuatu 56 56 55 53 53
Venezuela, RB 93 94 95 96
Vietnam 52 62 71 81 89
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 99 99 99 99 99
West Bank and Gaza 90 91 94 96 99
Yemen, Rep. 45 48 50 52 54
Zambia 22 25 27 30 32
Zimbabwe 45 44 41 38 35

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  2. ^ who.int
  3. ^ "UNICEF WCARO - Overview | Aperçu - Access to water and sanitation: A few definitions". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
  4. ^ WHO and UNICEF types of improved drinking-water source on the JMP website, WHO, Geneva and UNICEF, New York, accessed on June 10, 2012
  5. ^ WHO and UNICEF "WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme: Wat/San categories". Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-13., ibid.
  6. ^ WHO and UNICEF "WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme: Wat/San categories". Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-13., ibid.
  7. ^ WHO and UNICEF "WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme: Wat/San categories". Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-13., ibid.
  8. ^ WHO and UNICEF "WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme: Wat/San categories". Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-13., ibid.
  9. ^ WHO and UNICEF "WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme: Wat/San categories". Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-13., ibid.
  10. ^ WHO and UNICEF "WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme: Wat/San categories". Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-13., ibid.
  11. ^ WHO and UNICEF "WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme: Wat/San categories". Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-13., ibid.
  12. ^ "People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) | Data".
  13. ^ "People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
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