Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in South Africa
South Africa: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in South Africa, 2001–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in South Africa is -100 % change on previous year, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 83.4% on the previous year and down 989.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in South Africa peaked at -4.82 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2022.
South Africa ranks 105th of 136 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -4.82 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -5.09 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 2003 | -5.34 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2004 | -5.61 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2005 | -5.91 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 2006 | -6.24 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 2007 | -6.6 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 2008 | -6.95 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 2009 | -7.4 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 2010 | -7.99 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 2011 | -8.61 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 2012 | -9.18 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2013 | -9.97 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 2014 | -11.13 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 2015 | -12.28 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 2016 | -15.08 % change on previous year | +22.8% |
| 2017 | -17.82 % change on previous year | +18.2% |
| 2018 | -20.53 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 2019 | -25.97 % change on previous year | +26.5% |
| 2020 | -35.21 % change on previous year | +35.6% |
| 2021 | -54.51 % change on previous year | +54.8% |
| 2022 | -100 % change on previous year | +83.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -83.4% | -54.51 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -54.8% | -35.21 % change on previous year | -54.51 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -35.6% | -25.97 % change on previous year | -35.21 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -6 % change on previous year | -7.4 % change on previous year | -4.82 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -13.86 % change on previous year | -25.97 % change on previous year | -7.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -63.24 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -35.21 % change on previous year | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 102 Zambia -32.97 % change on previous year compare
- 103 Cambodia -35.09 % change on previous year compare
- 104 Guatemala -36.23 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Albania -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Antigua and Barbuda -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Bangladesh -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Bosnia and Herzegovina -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Brazil -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Bhutan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Chile -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 China -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Algeria -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Egypt -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Fiji -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Georgia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Gambia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Greece -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Guyana -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Iraq -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Kazakhstan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Kyrgyzstan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Sri Lanka -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Morocco -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Maldives -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Mexico -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Nepal -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Oman -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Eswatini -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Thailand -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Turkmenistan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Tunisia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Uruguay -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Vietnam -100 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Tokelau -100 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in South Africa?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in South Africa was -100 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -4.82 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does South Africa rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate?
- South Africa ranks 105th out of 136 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 989.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.