People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … using Q1 lowest urban in Montenegro
Montenegro: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … using Q1 lowest urban was 90.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Montenegro, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Montenegro is 90.6%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Montenegro peaked at 96.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 90.6%, in 2015.
That places Montenegro 19th 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: Q1 (lowest) … using Q1 lowest urban in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.7% | — |
| 2001 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 93.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 91.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 90.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.6%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 90.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4%, 95% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.8% | 93.9% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 90.6% | 93.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Montenegro?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Montenegro was 90.6% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.6% in 2015.
- How does Montenegro rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Montenegro ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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