People using at least basic sanitation services in Angola
Angola: People using at least basic sanitation services was 50.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Angola, 2000–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Angola is 50.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Angola peaked at 50.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2000.
That places Angola 175th out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3% | 33.8% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 42.3% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 49.8% | 50.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Angola?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Angola was 50.3% in 2022, 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 recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Angola ranks 175th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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 (% of 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.