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Safely Managed Sanitation by African country
Tunisia has the highest access to safely managed sanitation of any African country, at 79.8%, ahead of South Africa and Algeria.
Share of the population using safely managed sanitation services. 35 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024.
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| # | 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
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Safely Managed Sanitation figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=safely_managed_sanitation_pct&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest access to safely managed sanitation?
Tunisia has the highest access to safely managed sanitation in Africa at 79.8% (2024), followed by South Africa and Algeria.
Which African country has the lowest access to safely managed sanitation?
Ethiopia has the lowest access to safely managed sanitation of the 35 African countries with data, at 8.1% (2024).
How many African countries report Safely Managed Sanitation data?
35 of 54 African countries have a recent Safely Managed Sanitation figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=safely_managed_sanitation_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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