People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Uruguay

Uruguay: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 86.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
86.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 97 countries
All-time high
93.7%
in 2000
All-time low
86.0%
in 2015
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Uruguay, 2000–2017

0204060801002000200820172000: 93.7 lowest2001: 93.7 lowest2002: 93.1 lowest2003: 92.6 lowest2004: 92 lowest2005: 91.5 lowest2006: 90.9 lowest2007: 90.4 lowest2008: 89.8 lowest2009: 89.3 lowest2010: 88.7 lowest2011: 88.2 lowest2012: 87.7 lowest2013: 87.1 lowest2014: 86.6 lowest2015: 86 lowest2016: 86 lowest2017: 86 lowest

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 86.0% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Uruguay peaked at 93.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 2015.

Uruguay ranks 15th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest) in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 93.7%
2001 93.7% +0.0%
2002 93.1% -0.6%
2003 92.6% -0.6%
2004 92.0% -0.6%
2005 91.5% -0.6%
2006 90.9% -0.6%
2007 90.4% -0.6%
2008 89.8% -0.6%
2009 89.3% -0.6%
2010 88.7% -0.6%
2011 88.2% -0.6%
2012 87.7% -0.6%
2013 87.1% -0.6%
2014 86.6% -0.6%
2015 86.0% -0.6%
2016 86.0% +0.0%
2017 86.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91.7% 89.3% 93.7% 10
2010s 87.0% 86.0% 88.7% 8

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 12 Egypt 90.5% compare
  2. 13 Albania 89.8% compare
  3. 14 Belarus 87.7% compare
  4. 16 Costa Rica 83.7% compare
  5. 17 Serbia 82.8% compare
  6. 18 Montenegro 82.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Uruguay?
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Uruguay was 86.0% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
Uruguay ranks 15th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
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, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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