People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina
Argentina: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was -0.4999 % change on previous year in 2016. ▲ Rising
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina, 2001–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2016, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina stood at -0.4999 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.9% on the previous year and up 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina peaked at -0.4239 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -3.7 % change on previous year, in 2010.
Argentina ranks 55th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -3.02 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -3.09 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2003 | -3.16 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2004 | -3.26 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2005 | -3.31 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2006 | -3.39 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2007 | -3.5 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2008 | -3.57 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2009 | -3.61 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2010 | -3.7 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2011 | -3.63 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2012 | -3.69 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2013 | -0.4582 % change on previous year | -87.6% |
| 2014 | -0.4407 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2015 | -0.4239 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2016 | -0.4999 % change on previous year | +17.9% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's -0.4999 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.34 % change on previous year, 8% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Argentina's -0.4999 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -6.83 % change on previous year, 7% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +87.6% | -3.69 % change on previous year | -0.4582 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.32 % change on previous year | -3.61 % change on previous year | -3.02 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.83 % change on previous year | -3.7 % change on previous year | -0.4239 % change on previous year | 7 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 52 Zambia -0.4197 % change on previous year compare
- 53 North Korea -0.4371 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Tonga -0.4681 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Slovakia -0.5195 % change on previous year compare
- 57 Morocco -0.5336 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Algeria -0.5599 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Argentina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 111.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 31.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina was -0.4999 % change on previous year in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4239 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.7 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Argentina rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Argentina ranks 55th out of 163 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.