Nicaragua - 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 Nicaragua was 60.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 60.91 in 2020, while its lowest value was 42.61 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 42.61
2001 43.76
2002 44.90
2003 46.04
2004 47.19
2005 48.33
2006 49.48
2007 50.62
2008 51.76
2009 52.91
2010 54.05
2011 55.20
2012 56.34
2013 57.48
2014 58.63
2015 59.77
2016 60.91
2017 60.91
2018 60.91
2019 60.91
2020 60.91

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Nicaragua was 81.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 81.43 in 2020, while its lowest value was 68.82 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 68.82
2001 69.60
2002 70.39
2003 71.18
2004 71.97
2005 72.76
2006 73.55
2007 74.33
2008 75.12
2009 75.91
2010 76.70
2011 77.49
2012 78.28
2013 79.06
2014 79.85
2015 80.64
2016 81.43
2017 81.43
2018 81.43
2019 81.43
2020 81.43

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Nicaragua was 73.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 73.02 in 2020, while its lowest value was 57.07 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 57.07
2001 58.06
2002 59.04
2003 60.03
2004 61.01
2005 61.99
2006 62.99
2007 63.98
2008 64.97
2009 65.96
2010 66.94
2011 67.93
2012 68.91
2013 69.89
2014 70.87
2015 71.85
2016 72.83
2017 72.87
2018 72.92
2019 72.97
2020 73.02

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention