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

Nicaragua: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 92.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
92.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 97 countries
All-time high
92.2%
in 2013
All-time low
85.1%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

0204060801002000200820172000: 85.1 highest2001: 85.6 highest2002: 86.2 highest2003: 86.7 highest2004: 87.3 highest2005: 87.8 highest2006: 88.4 highest2007: 88.9 highest2008: 89.5 highest2009: 90 highest2010: 90.5 highest2011: 91.1 highest2012: 91.6 highest2013: 92.2 highest2014: 92.2 highest2015: 92.2 highest2016: 92.2 highest2017: 92.2 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 Nicaragua is 92.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Nicaragua peaked at 92.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2000.

That places Nicaragua 48th 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 Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Nicaragua, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 85.1%
2001 85.6% +0.6%
2002 86.2% +0.6%
2003 86.7% +0.6%
2004 87.3% +0.6%
2005 87.8% +0.6%
2006 88.4% +0.6%
2007 88.9% +0.6%
2008 89.5% +0.6%
2009 90.0% +0.6%
2010 90.5% +0.6%
2011 91.1% +0.6%
2012 91.6% +0.6%
2013 92.2% +0.6%
2014 92.2% +0.0%
2015 92.2% +0.0%
2016 92.2% +0.0%
2017 92.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.5% 85.1% 90.0% 10
2010s 91.8% 90.5% 92.2% 8

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 45 South Africa 94.6% compare
  2. 46 Honduras 94.0% compare
  3. 47 Guatemala 92.6% compare
  4. 49 Cambodia 91.9% compare
  5. 50 Angola 91.8% compare
  6. 51 Iraq 90.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Nicaragua?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Nicaragua was 92.2% 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): q5 recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2013.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2000.
How does Nicaragua rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
Nicaragua ranks 48th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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): 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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