People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Uruguay
Uruguay: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 97.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Uruguay, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 97.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Uruguay peaked at 98.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2015.
That places Uruguay 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.4% | — |
| 2001 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.3% | 98.1% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.9% | 98.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Uruguay?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Uruguay was 97.9% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Uruguay ranks 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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