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Proportion of safely treated domestic wastewater flows (%)

% · higher is better · 151 countries

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  1. 1Andorra100%
  2. 1Kuwait100%
  3. 1Singapore100%
  4. 2Qatar100%
  5. 3Netherlands99.8%
  6. 4Korea, Rep.99.4%
  7. 5Switzerland99.3%
  8. 6Germany99.1%
  9. 7Denmark99%
  10. 8Luxembourg98.8%
  11. 9Japan98.6%
  12. 10United States98.1%
  13. 11United Kingdom97.2%
  14. 12Latvia96.5%
  15. 13Lithuania95.8%
  16. 14Austria95.8%
  17. 15Australia95.8%
  18. 16United Arab Emirates95%
  19. 17Israel95%
  20. 18Bahrain94.1%
  21. 19Monaco93.9%
  22. 20Hong Kong SAR, China93.2%
  23. 21Sweden92.8%
  24. 22Greece92.1%
  25. 23Estonia91.7%
  26. 24Czechia91.5%
  27. 25Malaysia90.6%
  28. 26San Marino90.2%
  29. 27Finland89.5%
  30. 28Chile87.9%
  31. 29France86.8%
  32. 30Belgium85.4%
  33. 31Portugal85.3%
  34. 32Macao SAR, China85.2%
  35. 33Isle of Man84.8%
  36. 34New Zealand84.5%
  37. 35Belarus83.3%
  38. 36Slovenia82.1%
  39. 37Slovak Republic82%
  40. 38Spain81.2%
  41. 39Poland79.3%
  42. 40American Samoa79.1%
  43. 41Jordan77.4%
  44. 42Algeria76.2%
  45. 43Tunisia75.9%
  46. 44Morocco75.3%
  47. 45Bulgaria74.6%
  48. 46Norway74%
  49. 47Cyprus72.7%
  50. 48Hungary72.2%
  51. 49West Bank and Gaza71.5%
  52. 50Italy70.7%
  53. 51Canada68.3%
  54. 52Philippines68.1%
  55. 53Bosnia and Herzegovina65.3%
  56. 54Mexico64.1%
  57. 55China64%
  58. 56Turkiye63.5%
  59. 57Egypt, Arab Rep.62.6%
  60. 58Saudi Arabia58.4%
  61. 59Zimbabwe55.3%
  62. 60Mongolia53.2%
  63. 61Ukraine52.4%
  64. 62Peru52.4%
  65. 63Ireland50.8%
  66. 64Georgia50.2%
  67. 65Bhutan48.8%
  68. 66Samoa43.8%
  69. 67Tuvalu42.7%
  70. 68Iraq41.8%
  71. 69Moldova41.4%
  72. 70Viet Nam40.8%
  73. 71Nigeria40.7%
  74. 72Fiji39.9%
  75. 73Trinidad and Tobago38.7%
  76. 74Azerbaijan37.4%
  77. 75Naoero35.5%
  78. 76Dominican Republic34.6%
  79. 77Croatia34.3%
  80. 78Serbia34%
  81. 79Thailand33.7%
  82. 80Guyana33.4%
  83. 81Kiribati32.9%
  84. 82Cuba32.6%
  85. 83Puerto Rico (US)32.5%
  86. 84Montenegro31.1%
  87. 85Romania30.7%
  88. 86Turks and Caicos Islands30.6%
  89. 87Kazakhstan30.3%
  90. 88Tonga30.2%
  91. 89Nepal29.6%
  92. 90Nicaragua29.3%
  93. 91India28.8%
  94. 92Paraguay27.4%
  95. 93Mauritius26.9%
  96. 94Iran, Islamic Rep.26.4%
  97. 95Costa Rica24.1%
  98. 96Suriname23.8%
  99. 97Argentina23.6%
  100. 98Kyrgyz Republic21.9%
  101. 99Mozambique21.7%
  102. 100South Africa21.6%
  103. 101Russian Federation21.5%
  104. 102Guinea-Bissau20%
  105. 103Cote d'Ivoire18.5%
  106. 104Senegal17.2%
  107. 105Colombia17.2%
  108. 106Eswatini17%
  109. 107Sierra Leone16.5%
  110. 108Bangladesh16.3%
  111. 109Tanzania16.1%
  112. 110Togo15.9%
  113. 111Congo, Dem. Rep.15.8%
  114. 112Ghana15.5%
  115. 113Myanmar15.2%
  116. 114Vanuatu13.2%
  117. 115Kenya11.2%
  118. 116Djibouti11.1%
  119. 117Madagascar11%
  120. 118Gambia, The10.5%
  121. 119Lao PDR10.3%
  122. 120Papua New Guinea7.3%
  123. 121Malta7%
  124. 122Niger6.8%
  125. 123Benin6.7%
  126. 124Malawi6.4%
  127. 125Mali6.3%
  128. 126Afghanistan6.1%
  129. 127North Macedonia4.9%
  130. 128Uganda3.9%
  131. 129Lesotho3%
  132. 130Ethiopia3%
  133. 131Chad2.4%
  134. 132Burkina Faso2.1%
  135. 133Iceland1.6%
  136. 134Bermuda1.5%
  137. 135Armenia0.56%
  138. 136Greenland0%

Proportion of safely treated domestic wastewater flows (%)

Proportion of safely treated domestic wastewater flows (%) by country 2024 | worldgovdata