South Africa - 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 South Africa was 81.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 81.26 in 2020, while its lowest value was 42.34 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 | 42.34 |
| 2001 | 44.09 |
| 2002 | 45.85 |
| 2003 | 47.64 |
| 2004 | 49.45 |
| 2005 | 51.28 |
| 2006 | 53.13 |
| 2007 | 55.01 |
| 2008 | 56.90 |
| 2009 | 58.81 |
| 2010 | 60.75 |
| 2011 | 62.71 |
| 2012 | 64.68 |
| 2013 | 66.68 |
| 2014 | 68.70 |
| 2015 | 70.74 |
| 2016 | 72.80 |
| 2017 | 74.88 |
| 2018 | 76.99 |
| 2019 | 79.11 |
| 2020 | 81.26 |
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in South Africa was 77.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 77.13 in 2020, while its lowest value was 71.20 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 | 71.20 |
| 2001 | 71.49 |
| 2002 | 71.79 |
| 2003 | 72.08 |
| 2004 | 72.38 |
| 2005 | 72.67 |
| 2006 | 72.97 |
| 2007 | 73.26 |
| 2008 | 73.56 |
| 2009 | 73.85 |
| 2010 | 74.15 |
| 2011 | 74.45 |
| 2012 | 74.74 |
| 2013 | 75.04 |
| 2014 | 75.34 |
| 2015 | 75.64 |
| 2016 | 75.93 |
| 2017 | 76.23 |
| 2018 | 76.53 |
| 2019 | 76.83 |
| 2020 | 77.13 |
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in South Africa was 78.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 78.47 in 2020, while its lowest value was 58.76 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).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.76 |
| 2001 | 59.81 |
| 2002 | 60.87 |
| 2003 | 61.93 |
| 2004 | 62.97 |
| 2005 | 64.02 |
| 2006 | 65.05 |
| 2007 | 66.07 |
| 2008 | 67.09 |
| 2009 | 68.09 |
| 2010 | 69.09 |
| 2011 | 70.07 |
| 2012 | 71.05 |
| 2013 | 72.01 |
| 2014 | 72.97 |
| 2015 | 73.91 |
| 2016 | 74.85 |
| 2017 | 75.77 |
| 2018 | 76.68 |
| 2019 | 77.58 |
| 2020 | 78.47 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
