People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 64.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Nicaragua, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 64.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Nicaragua peaked at 64.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 40th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.7% | — |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 49.3% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.5% | 44.7% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 59.9% | 64.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Nicaragua?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Nicaragua was 64.5% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Nicaragua ranks 40th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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