People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Mali

Mali: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 64.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
64.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
72nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
64.5%
in 2017
All-time low
61.0%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Mali, 2000–2017

02040602000200820172000: 61 highest2001: 61.2 highest2002: 61.4 highest2003: 61.6 highest2004: 61.8 highest2005: 62 highest2006: 62.2 highest2007: 62.4 highest2008: 62.6 highest2009: 62.8 highest2010: 63 highest2011: 63.2 highest2012: 63.4 highest2013: 63.7 highest2014: 63.9 highest2015: 64.1 highest2016: 64.3 highest2017: 64.5 highest

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Mali is 64.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Mali peaked at 64.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2000.

That places Mali 72nd 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): Q5 in Mali, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Mali, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 61.0%
2001 61.2% +0.3%
2002 61.4% +0.3%
2003 61.6% +0.3%
2004 61.8% +0.3%
2005 62.0% +0.3%
2006 62.2% +0.3%
2007 62.4% +0.3%
2008 62.6% +0.3%
2009 62.8% +0.3%
2010 63.0% +0.3%
2011 63.2% +0.3%
2012 63.4% +0.3%
2013 63.7% +0.3%
2014 63.9% +0.3%
2015 64.1% +0.3%
2016 64.3% +0.3%
2017 64.5% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 61.9% 61.0% 62.8% 10
2010s 63.8% 63.0% 64.5% 8

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 69 Rwanda 66.8% compare
  2. 70 Zimbabwe 65.0% compare
  3. 71 Lesotho 64.5% compare
  4. 73 Zambia 64.2% compare
  5. 74 Eswatini 63.4% compare
  6. 75 Burundi 63.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Mali?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Mali was 64.5% 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): q5 recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2000.
How does Mali rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
Mali ranks 72nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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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