People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 72.3% 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).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Nicaragua is 72.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Nicaragua peaked at 72.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 47th 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.6% | — |
| 2001 | 55.0% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.0% | 53.6% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 68.0% | 72.3% | 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 72.3% 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 72.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Nicaragua ranks 47th 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 13.6%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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