Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by People > Sanitation facility access > Improved > Rural
DEFINITION:
This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 88% of population | 2013 | ||
| 2 | South Africa | 67% of population | 2013 | ||
| 3 | The Gambia | 65% of population | 2013 | ||
| 4 | Rwanda | 56% of population | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Swaziland | 55% of population | 2013 | ||
| 6 | Malawi | 51% of population | 2013 | ||
| 7 | Burundi | 46% of population | 2013 | ||
| =8 | Cape Verde | 43% of population | 2013 | ||
| =8 | Zambia | 43% of population | 2013 | ||
| 10 | Botswana | 41% of population | 2013 | ||
| 11 | Senegal | 39% of population | 2013 | ||
| 12 | Cameroon | 36% of population | 2013 | ||
| 13 | Uganda | 34% of population | 2013 | ||
| =14 | Zimbabwe | 32% of population | 2013 | ||
| =14 | Kenya | 32% of population | 2013 | ||
| =16 | Gabon | 30% of population | 2013 | ||
| =16 | Comoros | 30% of population | 2013 | ||
| 18 | Central African Republic | 28% of population | 2013 | ||
| 19 | Nigeria | 27% of population | 2013 | ||
| =20 | Lesotho | 24% of population | 2013 | ||
| =20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24% of population | 2013 | ||
| =22 | Ethiopia | 19% of population | 2013 | ||
| =22 | Sao Tome and Principe | 19% of population | 2013 | ||
| =22 | Angola | 19% of population | 2013 | ||
| 25 | Namibia | 17% of population | 2013 | ||
| =26 | Sudan | 14% of population | 2013 | ||
| =26 | Mali | 14% of population | 2013 | ||
| 28 | Madagascar | 12% of population | 2013 | ||
| =29 | Guinea | 11% of population | 2013 | ||
| =29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11% of population | 2013 | ||
| 31 | Djibouti | 10% of population | 2013 | ||
| =32 | Mauritania | 9% of population | 2013 | ||
| =32 | Guinea-Bissau | 9% of population | 2013 | ||
| 34 | Ghana | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =35 | Liberia | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =35 | Tanzania | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =37 | Burkina Faso | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =37 | Sierra Leone | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =37 | Somalia | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =37 | Chad | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =41 | Benin | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =41 | Mozambique | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =43 | Eritrea | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =43 | Niger | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| 45 | Togo | 3% of population | 2013 |
