Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0302 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Central African Republic, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Central African Republic is 0.0302 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Central African Republic peaked at 0.0302 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0154 people per person, in 2000.
Central African Republic ranks 15th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0154 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0159 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0165 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.017 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0175 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0181 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0186 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0192 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0198 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0204 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.021 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0217 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0223 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.023 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0237 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0244 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0251 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0259 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0267 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0275 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0283 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0292 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0295 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0298 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0302 people per person | +1.2% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.0302 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0085 people per person, 3.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.0302 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0178 people per person | 0.0154 people per person | 0.0204 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0241 people per person | 0.021 people per person | 0.0275 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0294 people per person | 0.0283 people per person | 0.0302 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 12 Nigeria 0.0391 people per person compare
- 13 Chad 0.0379 people per person compare
- 14 South Sudan 0.0365 people per person compare
- 16 Marshall Islands 0.0294 people per person compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0232 people per person compare
- 18 Djibouti 0.0213 people per person compare
More reference data data for Central African Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0271 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1476 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Central African Republic?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Central African Republic was 0.0302 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0302 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0154 people per person in 2000.
- How does Central African Republic rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 15th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.