People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Argentina

Argentina: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0289 people per person in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.0289 people per person
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
99th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.0862 people per person
in 2000
All-time low
0.0289 people per person
in 2016
Years of data
17
2000–2016

People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Argentina, 2000–2016

0.020.040.060.082000200820162000: 0.086 people per person2001: 0.082 people per person2002: 0.078 people per person2003: 0.075 people per person2004: 0.071 people per person2005: 0.067 people per person2006: 0.063 people per person2007: 0.06 people per person2008: 0.056 people per person2009: 0.052 people per person2010: 0.048 people per person2011: 0.045 people per person2012: 0.041 people per person2013: 0.038 people per person2014: 0.035 people per person2015: 0.032 people per person2016: 0.029 people per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.

Analysis

In 2016, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Argentina stood at 0.0289 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Argentina peaked at 0.0862 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0289 people per person, in 2016.

Argentina ranks 99th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Argentina, 2000 to 2016.
Year people per person Change
2000 0.0862 people per person —
2001 0.0823 people per person -4.5%
2002 0.0785 people per person -4.7%
2003 0.0747 people per person -4.9%
2004 0.0709 people per person -5.1%
2005 0.0671 people per person -5.3%
2006 0.0633 people per person -5.6%
2007 0.0596 people per person -5.9%
2008 0.0558 people per person -6.3%
2009 0.0521 people per person -6.7%
2010 0.0484 people per person -7.1%
2011 0.0448 people per person -7.6%
2012 0.0411 people per person -8.1%
2013 0.0381 people per person -7.4%
2014 0.035 people per person -8.0%
2015 0.032 people per person -8.7%
2016 0.0289 people per person -9.6%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 0.0289 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 0.0289 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0194 people per person, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.069 people per person 0.0521 people per person 0.0862 people per person 10
2010s 0.0383 people per person 0.0289 people per person 0.0484 people per person 7

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 96 British Virgin Islands 0.0314 people per person compare
  2. 97 Tuvalu 0.0311 people per person compare
  3. 98 Dominican Republic 0.0303 people per person compare
  4. 100 Colombia 0.0277 people per person compare
  5. 101 Bhutan 0.0262 people per person compare
  6. 102 French Polynesia 0.0249 people per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Argentina?
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Argentina was 0.0289 people per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.0862 people per person in 2000.
What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0289 people per person in 2016.
How does Argentina rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
Argentina ranks 99th out of 214 countries with data for 2016.
Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina 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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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

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Indicator
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,166 data points, 2000–2024
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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.