People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in South Africa
South Africa: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 53.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in South Africa, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 53.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in South Africa peaked at 53.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2000.
That places South Africa 38th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in South Africa, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.5% | — |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 36.5% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 51.2% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3% | 32.5% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 44.6% | 53.9% | 8 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0221 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 0.8639 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in South Africa?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in South Africa was 53.9% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- South Africa ranks 38th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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