People using at least: Q2 … sanitation Q2 rural in Laos
Laos: People using at least: Q2 … sanitation Q2 rural was 44.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Laos, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Laos recorded 44.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 112.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Laos peaked at 44.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2000.
Laos ranks 49th 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: Q2 … sanitation Q2 rural in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +53.2% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | +34.7% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +25.8% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | +5.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 44.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.0%, 2.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Laos's 44.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.9%, 78% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People using at least: Q2 … sanitation Q2 rural in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +53.2% | 4.4% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.0% | 4.4% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 28.0% | 44.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Laos?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Laos was 44.5% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Laos ranks 49th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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