People using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina
Argentina: People using improved sanitation facilities was 42.63 million people in 2016. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2016, people using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina stood at 42.63 million people. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina peaked at 42.63 million people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 34.01 million people, in 2000.
Argentina ranks 29th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.34 million people | 34.01 million people | 38.73 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.97 million people | 39.29 million people | 42.63 million people | 7 |
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More population data for Argentina
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.47 million people (2100)
- Population density 13.98 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.5 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 4,409 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.5 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.5 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina was 42.63 million people in 2016, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 42.63 million people in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.01 million people in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Argentina ranks 29th out of 232 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.