People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Angola
Angola: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 23.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Angola, 2000–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Angola recorded 23.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Angola peaked at 23.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2000.
Angola ranks 149th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 14.6% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 19.1% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Angola?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Angola was 23.5% in 2022, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Angola ranks 149th out of 171 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.