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
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Argentina, 2000–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 96 British Virgin Islands 0.0314 people per person compare
- 97 Tuvalu 0.0311 people per person compare
- 98 Dominican Republic 0.0303 people per person compare
- 100 Colombia 0.0277 people per person compare
- 101 Bhutan 0.0262 people per person compare
- 102 French Polynesia 0.0249 people per person 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 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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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)
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
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.