People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 urban in South Africa
South Africa: People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 urban was 79.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in South Africa, 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 South Africa is 79.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in South Africa peaked at 79.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 2000.
That places South Africa 50th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 urban in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.1% | — |
| 2001 | 79.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 79.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.1%, 84% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 79.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.0%, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.2% | 79.1% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 79.3% | 79.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in South Africa?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in South Africa was 79.4% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- South Africa ranks 50th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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