Ecuador - 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 Ecuador was 89.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 89.30 in 2020, while its lowest value was 53.60 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 53.60
2001 55.28
2002 56.95
2003 58.63
2004 60.30
2005 62.07
2006 63.85
2007 65.63
2008 67.42
2009 69.22
2010 71.02
2011 72.82
2012 74.63
2013 76.45
2014 78.27
2015 80.09
2016 81.93
2017 83.76
2018 85.60
2019 87.45
2020 89.30

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Ecuador was 92.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 92.76 in 2020, while its lowest value was 79.86 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 79.86
2001 80.25
2002 80.65
2003 81.04
2004 81.44
2005 82.21
2006 82.98
2007 83.76
2008 84.54
2009 85.33
2010 86.12
2011 86.91
2012 87.71
2013 88.51
2014 89.31
2015 90.12
2016 90.93
2017 91.57
2018 91.97
2019 92.37
2020 92.76

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Ecuador was 91.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 91.52 in 2020, while its lowest value was 69.43 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 69.43
2001 70.46
2002 71.43
2003 72.37
2004 73.30
2005 74.50
2006 75.69
2007 76.89
2008 78.09
2009 79.28
2010 80.48
2011 81.68
2012 82.87
2013 84.06
2014 85.25
2015 86.45
2016 87.64
2017 88.74
2018 89.67
2019 90.60
2020 91.52

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention