People using at least: Q2 … sanitation Q2 rural in Serbia
Serbia: People using at least: Q2 … sanitation Q2 rural was 92.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Serbia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Serbia recorded 92.3% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Serbia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 2016.
That places Serbia 16th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q2 … sanitation Q2 rural in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 95.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 93.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 92.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.3%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 92.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.3%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 97.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 92.3% | 96.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 13 Costa Rica 92.8% compare
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 92.6% compare
- 15 Albania 92.6% compare
- 17 Belarus 90.5% compare
- 18 Egypt 87.7% compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 87.4% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -5.26 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3584 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0231 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Serbia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Serbia was 92.3% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 2016.
- How does Serbia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Serbia ranks 16th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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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