People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 58.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
58.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 97 countries
All-time high
58.9%
in 2013
All-time low
43.5%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Nicaragua, 2000–2017

02040602000200820172000: 43.52001: 44.72002: 45.92003: 472004: 48.22005: 49.42006: 50.62007: 51.82008: 532009: 54.12010: 55.32011: 56.52012: 57.72013: 58.92014: 58.92015: 58.92016: 58.92017: 58.9

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Nicaragua is 58.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Nicaragua peaked at 58.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 2000.

That places Nicaragua 46th 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 Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Nicaragua, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 43.5%
2001 44.7% +2.7%
2002 45.9% +2.6%
2003 47.0% +2.6%
2004 48.2% +2.5%
2005 49.4% +2.4%
2006 50.6% +2.4%
2007 51.8% +2.3%
2008 53.0% +2.3%
2009 54.1% +2.2%
2010 55.3% +2.2%
2011 56.5% +2.1%
2012 57.7% +2.1%
2013 58.9% +2.0%
2014 58.9% +0.0%
2015 58.9% +0.0%
2016 58.9% +0.0%
2017 58.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.8% 43.5% 54.1% 10
2010s 58.0% 55.3% 58.9% 8

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 43 Philippines 64.0% compare
  2. 44 Mongolia 61.2% compare
  3. 45 Rwanda 59.4% compare
  4. 47 Nepal 58.7% compare
  5. 48 Eswatini 56.2% compare
  6. 49 South Africa 55.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Nicaragua?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Nicaragua was 58.9% 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): q2 recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2013.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 2000.
How does Nicaragua rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
Nicaragua ranks 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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