People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Angola
Angola: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 36.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Angola, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Angola recorded 36.4% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Angola peaked at 36.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2000.
Angola ranks 59th 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 basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Angola, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.9% | — |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.8% | 17.9% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 28.8% | 36.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 56 Mali 38.5% compare
- 57 South Africa 37.1% compare
- 58 Guinea 36.9% compare
- 60 Nigeria 36.2% compare
- 61 Bangladesh 36.1% compare
- 62 Burkina Faso 36.0% compare
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0217 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0184 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Angola?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Angola was 36.4% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Angola ranks 59th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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