People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Laos
Laos: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 92.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Laos, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Laos recorded 92.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Laos peaked at 92.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2000.
That places Laos 37th 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): Q4 in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.7% | — |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 48.3% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 54.6% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.0% | 38.7% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 70.5% | 92.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Laos?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Laos was 92.5% 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): q4 recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
- Laos ranks 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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