Arab World - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Arab World was 69.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 69.53 in 2020, while its lowest value was 57.01 in 2000.

Definition: 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, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 57.01
2001 57.37
2002 57.78
2003 58.26
2004 58.77
2005 59.42
2006 60.07
2007 60.63
2008 61.37
2009 62.11
2010 62.84
2011 63.62
2012 64.34
2013 65.06
2014 65.80
2015 66.51
2016 67.25
2017 67.81
2018 68.37
2019 68.94
2020 69.53

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Arab World was 90.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 90.60 in 2020, while its lowest value was 84.48 in 2000.

Definition: 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, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 84.48
2001 84.55
2002 84.70
2003 84.82
2004 84.96
2005 85.37
2006 85.81
2007 86.36
2008 86.79
2009 87.21
2010 87.62
2011 88.02
2012 88.40
2013 88.79
2014 89.19
2015 89.59
2016 90.00
2017 90.28
2018 90.46
2019 90.51
2020 90.60

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Arab World was 83.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 83.81 in 2020, while its lowest value was 73.31 in 2000.

Definition: 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, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 73.31
2001 73.57
2002 74.16
2003 74.55
2004 74.96
2005 75.57
2006 76.21
2007 76.84
2008 77.52
2009 78.19
2010 78.84
2011 79.47
2012 80.04
2013 80.62
2014 81.19
2015 81.77
2016 82.34
2017 82.78
2018 83.17
2019 83.48
2020 83.81

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention