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Safely Managed Sanitation by African country
Tunisia has the highest reported access to safely managed sanitation among the 35 countries shown, at 79.8% (2024).
Share of the population using safely managed sanitation services. 35 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2024). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
Tunisia
South Africa
AlgeriaBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Safely Managed Sanitation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 79.8% | |
| 2 | South Africa | 73.8% | |
| 3 | Algeria | 62.5% | |
| 4 | Eswatini | 60.8% | |
| 5 | Egypt | 57.3% | |
| 6 | Comoros | 49.4% | |
| 7 | Malawi | 46.2% | |
| 8 | Lesotho | 43.8% | |
| 9 | Djibouti | 39.7% | |
| 10 | Kenya | 35.8% | |
| 11 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34.7% | |
| 12 | Mozambique | 33.9% | |
| 13 | Nigeria | 32.2% | |
| 14 | Senegal | 30.1% | |
| 15 | Tanzania | 28.5% | |
| 16 | Gambia | 28.1% | |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27.1% | |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 24.7% | |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 23.6% | |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.6% | |
| 21 | Libya | 21.7% | |
| 22 | Uganda | 20.4% | |
| 23 | Mali | 20% | |
| 24 | Ghana | 18.8% | |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 16.8% | |
| 26 | Somalia | 16.4% | |
| 27 | Benin | 16.4% | |
| 28 | Central African Republic | 13.5% | |
| 29 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13.1% | |
| 30 | Togo | 13% | |
| 31 | Madagascar | 12.8% | |
| 32 | Chad | 11.1% | |
| 33 | Niger | 9.1% | |
| 34 | Morocco | 8.4% | |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 8.1% |
Eswatini
Egypt
Comoros
Malawi
Lesotho
Djibouti
Kenya
Sao Tome and Principe
Mozambique
Nigeria
Senegal
Tanzania
Gambia
Cote d'Ivoire
Burkina Faso
Zimbabwe
Guinea-Bissau
Libya
Uganda
Mali
Ghana
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Benin
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Togo
Madagascar
Chad
Niger
Morocco
EthiopiaGet this ranking via API
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Which observations are included?
The table includes 35 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
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