People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Angola
Angola: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.2913 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Angola, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Angola recorded 0.2913 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Angola peaked at 0.5277 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2913 people per person, in 2022.
Angola ranks 42nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Angola, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5277 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.5209 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.514 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4992 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4843 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4694 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4569 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4443 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4318 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4192 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4067 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3941 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3816 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.369 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3565 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.344 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3316 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3192 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3069 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3028 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2989 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.295 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2913 people per person | -1.3% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.2913 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.2913 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4768 people per person | 0.4192 people per person | 0.5277 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3512 people per person | 0.3028 people per person | 0.4067 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2951 people per person | 0.2913 people per person | 0.2989 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More reference data data for Angola
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.163 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8877 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Angola?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Angola was 0.2913 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5277 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2913 people per person in 2022.
- How does Angola rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Angola ranks 42nd out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.