People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 78.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
78.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 97 countries
All-time high
78.5%
in 2013
All-time low
62.6%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Nicaragua, 2000–2017

0204060802000200820172000: 62.62001: 63.82002: 652003: 66.32004: 67.52005: 68.72006: 69.92007: 71.12008: 72.42009: 73.62010: 74.82011: 762012: 77.32013: 78.52014: 78.52015: 78.52016: 78.52017: 78.5

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

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 78.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Nicaragua peaked at 78.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 2000.

Nicaragua ranks 48th 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): Q4 in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Nicaragua, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 62.6%
2001 63.8% +1.9%
2002 65.0% +1.9%
2003 66.3% +1.9%
2004 67.5% +1.8%
2005 68.7% +1.8%
2006 69.9% +1.8%
2007 71.1% +1.7%
2008 72.4% +1.7%
2009 73.6% +1.7%
2010 74.8% +1.7%
2011 76.0% +1.6%
2012 77.3% +1.6%
2013 78.5% +1.6%
2014 78.5% +0.0%
2015 78.5% +0.0%
2016 78.5% +0.0%
2017 78.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 68.1% 62.6% 73.6% 10
2010s 77.6% 74.8% 78.5% 8

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 45 South Africa 83.0% compare
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  3. 47 Yemen 79.8% compare
  4. 49 Guatemala 76.9% compare
  5. 50 Rwanda 74.6% compare
  6. 51 Cambodia 73.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Nicaragua?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Nicaragua was 78.5% 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 Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 2000.
How does Nicaragua rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
Nicaragua ranks 48th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4
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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