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Proportion of wastewater safely treated, by activity and location (%)

· higher is better · 42 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2022
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  1. 1South Africa244.4
  2. 2Canada183.7
  3. 3Netherlands154.4
  4. 4Germany147
  5. 5Hungary133.6
  6. 6Andorra100
  7. 6Singapore100
  8. 6Cyprus100
  9. 7Jamaica99.9
  10. 8Oman99
  11. 9Bahrain98.1
  12. 10Monaco93.9
  13. 11Mongolia93.6
  14. 12Estonia91.7
  15. 13Ghana87.6
  16. 14Czechia82.5
  17. 15Australia81.3
  18. 16Austria69.8
  19. 17Senegal65.6
  20. 18Latvia62.2
  21. 19Iraq60.3
  22. 20Lithuania57.2
  23. 21Azerbaijan55.6
  24. 22Peru55.4
  25. 23Zimbabwe49.2
  26. 24Ethiopia45.3
  27. 25Uganda42.1
  28. 26Chile39.2
  29. 27Croatia36.4
  30. 28Iran, Islamic Rep.36.3
  31. 29Costa Rica24.8
  32. 30Thailand24.8
  33. 31Albania24.2
  34. 32Panama21.4
  35. 33Argentina19.3
  36. 34Hong Kong SAR, China18.2
  37. 35Colombia16.8
  38. 36Kazakhstan11.4
  39. 37Cuba7.4
  40. 38Serbia5.8
  41. 39Bulgaria3.8
  42. 40Armenia0.18

Proportion of wastewater safely treated, by activity and location (%)