People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 4.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Central African Republic, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2016, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Central African Republic stood at 4.2%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 106.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Central African Republic peaked at 4.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2000.
Central African Republic ranks 91st of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +27.7% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 4.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.1%, 32% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 4.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.9%, 28% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Central African Republic?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Central African Republic was 4.2% in 2016, 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): q2 recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- How does Central African Republic rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Central African Republic ranks 91st out of 97 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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