People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate was -1.8 % change on previous year in 2016. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in British Virgin Islands, 2001–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2016, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in British Virgin Islands stood at -1.8 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 138.6% on the previous year and down 154.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in British Virgin Islands peaked at 5.49 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -1.8 % change on previous year, in 2016.
British Virgin Islands ranks 125th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 2.85 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 3.09 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 3.18 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.23 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.3 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 3.37 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.44 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -55.6% |
| 2011 | 3.54 % change on previous year | +138.6% |
| 2012 | 5.49 % change on previous year | +55.1% |
| 2013 | 4.48 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 4.66 % change on previous year | +17.3% |
| 2016 | -1.8 % change on previous year | -138.6% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's -1.8 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.2564 % change on previous year, 7.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's -1.8 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1 % change on previous year, 86% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in British Virgin Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -138.6% | 4.66 % change on previous year | -1.8 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +138.6% | 1.48 % change on previous year | 3.54 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.15 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.12 % change on previous year | -1.8 % change on previous year | 5.49 % change on previous year | 7 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 122 Dominica -1.59 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Cote d'Ivoire -1.64 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Kenya -1.72 % change on previous year compare
- 126 Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.83 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Northern Mariana Islands -1.92 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Mongolia -2 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for British Virgin Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Foreign aid received, annual growth rate 119.92 % change on previous year (1999)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth -12.51 % change on previous year (1999)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, gaps filled 0 Cases (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in British Virgin Islands?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in British Virgin Islands was -1.8 % change on previous year in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.49 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 125th out of 213 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 154.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.