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
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Nicaragua, 2000–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.1% | 62.6% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 74.8% | 78.5% | 8 |
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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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