Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by People > Sanitation facility access > Unimproved > Rural
DEFINITION:
This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Unimproved, 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 | Togo | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =2 | Eritrea | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =2 | Niger | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =4 | Benin | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| =4 | Mozambique | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| =6 | Burkina Faso | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| =6 | Sierra Leone | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| =6 | Somalia | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| =6 | Chad | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| =10 | Liberia | 93% of population | 2013 | ||
| =10 | Tanzania | 93% of population | 2013 | ||
| 12 | Ghana | 92% of population | 2013 | ||
| =13 | Mauritania | 91% of population | 2013 | ||
| =13 | Guinea-Bissau | 91% of population | 2013 | ||
| 15 | Djibouti | 90% of population | 2013 | ||
| =16 | Guinea | 89% of population | 2013 | ||
| =16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 89% of population | 2013 | ||
| 18 | Madagascar | 88% of population | 2013 | ||
| =19 | Sudan | 86% of population | 2013 | ||
| =19 | Mali | 86% of population | 2013 | ||
| 21 | Namibia | 83% of population | 2013 | ||
| =22 | Ethiopia | 81% of population | 2013 | ||
| =22 | Sao Tome and Principe | 81% of population | 2013 | ||
| =22 | Angola | 81% of population | 2013 | ||
| =25 | Lesotho | 76% of population | 2013 | ||
| =25 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 76% of population | 2013 | ||
| 27 | Nigeria | 73% of population | 2013 | ||
| 28 | Central African Republic | 72% of population | 2013 | ||
| =29 | Gabon | 70% of population | 2013 | ||
| =29 | Comoros | 70% of population | 2013 | ||
| =31 | Zimbabwe | 68% of population | 2013 | ||
| =31 | Kenya | 68% of population | 2013 | ||
| 33 | Uganda | 66% of population | 2013 | ||
| 34 | Cameroon | 64% of population | 2013 | ||
| 35 | Senegal | 61% of population | 2013 | ||
| 36 | Botswana | 59% of population | 2013 | ||
| =37 | Cape Verde | 57% of population | 2013 | ||
| =37 | Zambia | 57% of population | 2013 | ||
| 39 | Burundi | 54% of population | 2013 | ||
| 40 | Malawi | 49% of population | 2013 | ||
| 41 | Swaziland | 45% of population | 2013 | ||
| 42 | Rwanda | 44% of population | 2013 | ||
| 43 | The Gambia | 35% of population | 2013 | ||
| 44 | South Africa | 33% of population | 2013 | ||
| 45 | Mauritius | 12% of population | 2013 |
Citation
Interesting observations about People > Sanitation facility access > Unimproved > Rural
- Palau ranked first for sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural amongst Tourist destinations in 2013.
- 38 of the bottom 89 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are Christian.
- 16 of the bottom 90 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are Catholic.
- 4 of the top 94 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are Former Soviet.
- 2 of the top 82 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are Non-religious.
- 15 of the top 147 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are Eastern European.
- 8 of the top 142 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are NATO.
- 2 of the top 127 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are Eurozone.
- 2 of the top 156 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are G7.
- 3 of the top 156 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are English speaking .