People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Antigua and Barbuda is 98.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 98.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 2000.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 60th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.1% | — |
| 2001 | 82.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 85.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 86.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 87.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 98.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.0%, 99% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 98.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.8%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.7% | 82.1% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 90.2% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Antigua and Barbuda?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Antigua and Barbuda was 98.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 2000.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 60th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.