People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Laos
Laos: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 70.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Laos, 2000–2017
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 Laos is 70.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Laos peaked at 70.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2000.
Laos ranks 44th of 97 countries on this measure, 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): Q3 in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.0% | — |
| 2001 | 32.3% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 53.8% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 63.4% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 68.2% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.7% | 30.0% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 53.8% | 70.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Laos?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Laos was 70.6% 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): q3 recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Laos ranks 44th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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