People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 67.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Nicaragua, 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): q3 in Nicaragua stood at 67.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Nicaragua peaked at 67.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, 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): Q3 in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.0% | — |
| 2001 | 51.3% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 67.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9% | 50.0% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 63.3% | 67.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Nicaragua?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Nicaragua was 67.2% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Nicaragua ranks 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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