People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 95.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat
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 highest.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 95.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Nicaragua peaked at 95.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 92.2%, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 49th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.2% | — |
| 2001 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.3% | 92.2% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 94.7% | 95.5% | 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 95.5% 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 95.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.2% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Nicaragua ranks 49th 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 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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