People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 11.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
11.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 97 countries
All-time high
11.9%
in 2012
All-time low
5.7%
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2016

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Central African Republic, 2000–2016

02.557.51012.52000200820162000: 5.72001: 5.72002: 5.72003: 5.72004: 5.72005: 6.52006: 7.32007: 8.12008: 8.82009: 9.62010: 10.42011: 11.12012: 11.92013: 11.92014: 11.92015: 11.92016: 11.9

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): q3 in Central African Republic is 11.9%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 63.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Central African Republic peaked at 11.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.

That places Central African Republic 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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): Q3 in Central African Republic, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Central African Republic, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 5.7%
2001 5.7% +0.0%
2002 5.7% +0.0%
2003 5.7% +0.0%
2004 5.7% +0.0%
2005 6.5% +13.5%
2006 7.3% +11.9%
2007 8.1% +10.6%
2008 8.8% +9.6%
2009 9.6% +8.7%
2010 10.4% +8.0%
2011 11.1% +7.4%
2012 11.9% +6.9%
2013 11.9% +0.0%
2014 11.9% +0.0%
2015 11.9% +0.0%
2016 11.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.9% 5.7% 9.6% 10
2010s 11.6% 10.4% 11.9% 7

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 86 Burkina Faso 15.2% compare
  2. 87 Ghana 15.0% compare
  3. 88 Congo 14.6% compare
  4. 90 Sierra Leone 10.8% compare
  5. 91 Liberia 7.5% compare
  6. 92 Benin 6.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Central African Republic?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Central African Republic was 11.9% 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): q3 recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
How does Central African Republic rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
Central African Republic ranks 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2016.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3
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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