People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 5.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
169th
of 171 countries
All-time high
9.4%
in 2000
All-time low
5.7%
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Central African Republic, 2000–2024

02468102000201220242000: 9.4 % of rural population2001: 9.4 % of rural population2002: 9.4 % of rural population2003: 9.4 % of rural population2004: 9.4 % of rural population2005: 9.1 % of rural population2006: 8.9 % of rural population2007: 8.7 % of rural population2008: 8.5 % of rural population2009: 8.3 % of rural population2010: 8.1 % of rural population2011: 7.9 % of rural population2012: 7.6 % of rural population2013: 7.4 % of rural population2014: 7.2 % of rural population2015: 7 % of rural population2016: 6.8 % of rural population2017: 6.6 % of rural population2018: 6.4 % of rural population2019: 6.2 % of rural population2020: 5.9 % of rural population2021: 5.7 % of rural population2022: 5.7 % of rural population2023: 5.7 % of rural population2024: 5.7 % of rural population

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

Central African Republic recorded 5.7% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Central African Republic peaked at 9.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2021.

That places Central African Republic 169th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Central African Republic, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Central African Republic, 2000 to 2024.
Year % of rural population Change
2000 9.4%
2001 9.4% -0.0%
2002 9.4% -0.0%
2003 9.4% -0.0%
2004 9.4% -0.0%
2005 9.1% -2.3%
2006 8.9% -2.3%
2007 8.7% -2.4%
2008 8.5% -2.4%
2009 8.3% -2.5%
2010 8.1% -2.6%
2011 7.9% -2.6%
2012 7.6% -2.7%
2013 7.4% -2.8%
2014 7.2% -2.9%
2015 7.0% -2.9%
2016 6.8% -3.0%
2017 6.6% -3.1%
2018 6.4% -3.2%
2019 6.2% -3.3%
2020 5.9% -3.4%
2021 5.7% -3.6%
2022 5.7% +0.0%
2023 5.7% +0.0%
2024 5.7% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.0% 8.3% 9.4% 10
2010s 7.1% 6.2% 8.1% 10
2020s 5.8% 5.7% 5.9% 5

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 166 South Sudan 8.0% compare
  2. 167 Congo 6.3% compare
  3. 168 Ethiopia 6.1% compare
  4. 170 Eritrea 5.6% compare
  5. 171 Chad 4.5% compare

See the full ranking of 218 places →

More health data for Central African Republic

All data for Central African Republic →

Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Central African Republic?
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Central African Republic was 5.7% in 2024, 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 Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2000.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2021.
How does Central African Republic rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
Central African Republic ranks 169th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central African Republic 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Central African Republic. Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services-rural-percent-of-rural-population/central-african-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services-rural-percent-of-rural-population/central-african-republic/">People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Central African Republic</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 5,336 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.