People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Laos
Laos: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 51.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Laos, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Laos stood at 51.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Laos peaked at 51.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2000.
That places Laos 51st 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): Q2 in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.5% | 12.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 35.3% | 51.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Laos?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Laos was 51.6% 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): q2 recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Laos ranks 51st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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