# Basic sanitation by country: data and definition

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Page last materially revised: 2026-11-02
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Indicator field guide / SH.STA.BASS.ZS

# Basic sanitation

The percentage using at least basic sanitation services: improved facilities that are not shared with other households. It does not establish that waste is safely treated.

Unit: % of population. [Original provider definition and metadata ↗](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.BASS.ZS)

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## Covered economies, 2023

| Economy | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Afghanistan | 53.1% |
| Albania | 99.3% |
| Algeria | 85.9% |
| Andorra | 100.0% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 99.6% |
| Armenia | 93.6% |
| Aruba | 98.8% |
| Australia | 100.0% |
| Austria | 100.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 97.9% |
| Bahrain | 100.0% |
| Bangladesh | 65.6% |
| Barbados | 98.1% |
| Belarus | 99.7% |
| Belgium | 99.5% |
| Belize | 84.2% |
| Benin | 21.5% |
| Bermuda | 99.9% |
| Bhutan | 85.3% |
| Bolivia | 70.4% |
| Botswana | 72.0% |
| Brazil | 91.7% |
| Brunei Darussalam | 100.0% |
| Bulgaria | 86.1% |
| Burkina Faso | 30.9% |
| Burundi | 44.6% |
| Cabo Verde | 83.1% |
| Cambodia | 80.4% |
| Cameroon | 46.6% |
| Canada | 98.6% |
| Cayman Islands | 83.2% |
| Central African Republic | 13.9% |
| Chad | 13.0% |
| Chile | 100.0% |
| China | 97.2% |
| Colombia | 95.7% |
| Comoros | 56.1% |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 16.2% |
| Costa Rica | 98.6% |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 39.6% |
| Cyprus | 99.5% |
| Czechia | 99.1% |
| Denmark | 99.6% |
| Djibouti | 67.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 89.6% |
| Ecuador | 90.6% |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 96.9% |
| El Salvador | 87.8% |
| Estonia | 99.0% |
| Eswatini | 63.9% |
| Ethiopia | 10.0% |
| Fiji | 92.8% |
| Finland | 99.4% |
| France | 98.6% |
| Gabon | 57.3% |
| Gambia, The | 47.9% |
| Georgia | 90.0% |
| Germany | 99.2% |
| Ghana | 30.3% |
| Greece | 99.0% |
| Grenada | 92.6% |
| Guatemala | 70.6% |
| Guinea | 32.5% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 28.8% |
| Guyana | 91.3% |
| Haiti | 29.0% |
| Honduras | 86.8% |
| Hong Kong SAR, China | 95.0% |
| Hungary | 98.0% |
| Iceland | 98.8% |
| India | 80.7% |
| Indonesia | 86.9% |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 90.4% |
| Iraq | 98.5% |
| Ireland | 89.7% |
| Israel | 99.9% |
| Italy | 99.9% |
| Jamaica | 91.1% |
| Japan | 99.9% |
| Jordan | 96.5% |
| Kazakhstan | 97.9% |
| Kenya | 40.2% |
| Kiribati | 45.1% |
| Korea, Rep. | 99.7% |
| Kuwait | 100.0% |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 98.4% |
| Lao PDR | 87.0% |
| Latvia | 92.5% |
| Lebanon | 99.2% |
| Lesotho | 46.6% |
| Liberia | 22.8% |
| Libya | 88.6% |
| Lithuania | 96.4% |
| Luxembourg | 97.6% |
| Macao SAR, China | 100.0% |
| Madagascar | 15.3% |
| Malawi | 49.2% |
| Malaysia | 96.0% |
| Maldives | 99.3% |
| Mali | 46.4% |
| Malta | 100.0% |
| Marshall Islands | 78.9% |
| Mauritania | 58.3% |
| Mauritius | 97.1% |
| Mexico | 93.0% |
| Moldova | 86.3% |
| Mongolia | 72.9% |
| Montenegro | 97.8% |
| Morocco | 87.6% |
| Mozambique | 37.3% |
| Myanmar | 74.2% |
| Namibia | 38.4% |
| Naoero | 71.0% |
| Nepal | 82.6% |
| Netherlands | 97.7% |
| New Zealand | 100.0% |
| Niger | 15.9% |
| Nigeria | 47.7% |
| North Macedonia | 99.0% |
| Norway | 98.0% |
| Oman | 99.3% |
| Pakistan | 71.8% |
| Palau | 99.0% |
| Panama | 87.9% |
| Papua New Guinea | 23.2% |
| Paraguay | 95.2% |
| Peru | 78.3% |
| Philippines | 86.0% |
| Poland | 99.0% |
| Portugal | 99.7% |
| Puerto Rico (US) | 100.0% |
| Qatar | 99.9% |
| Romania | 90.5% |
| Russian Federation | 91.6% |
| Rwanda | 80.3% |
| Samoa | 96.8% |
| San Marino | 100.0% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 48.6% |
| Saudi Arabia | 97.6% |
| Senegal | 61.5% |
| Serbia | 97.9% |
| Seychelles | 99.7% |
| Sierra Leone | 23.9% |
| Singapore | 100.0% |
| Slovak Republic | 97.5% |
| Slovenia | 98.3% |
| Solomon Islands | 34.4% |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 43.4% |
| South Africa | 76.8% |
| Spain | 99.9% |
| Sri Lanka | 95.3% |
| Sudan | 62.7% |
| Suriname | 90.0% |
| Sweden | 98.7% |
| Switzerland | 99.9% |
| Tajikistan | 96.0% |
| Tanzania | 35.7% |
| Thailand | 99.0% |
| Timor-Leste | 70.5% |
| Togo | 25.0% |
| Tonga | 93.9% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 94.2% |
| Tunisia | 98.0% |
| Turkiye | 99.3% |
| Turkmenistan | 99.7% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 93.2% |
| Tuvalu | 89.3% |
| Uganda | 23.5% |
| Ukraine | 97.6% |
| United Arab Emirates | 99.1% |
| United Kingdom | 99.1% |
| United States | 99.6% |
| Uruguay | 98.9% |
| Uzbekistan | 96.4% |
| Vanuatu | 48.2% |
| Viet Nam | 94.1% |
| West Bank and Gaza | 99.4% |
| Zambia | 36.7% |
| Zimbabwe | 34.6% |

Snapshot retrieval: 2026-11-01. Coverage is limited to the atlas comparison set. [Download and limitations](https://www.pluraterra.com/data/).