Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Argentina
Argentina: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services was 46.28 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Argentina, 2000–2016
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 46.28 for proportion of population using basic sanitation services in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Argentina peaked at 46.28 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.54, in 2000.
That places Argentina 27th out of 149 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 | 40.87 | 39.54 | 42.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.45 | 42.61 | 46.28 | 7 |
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More population data for Argentina
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.783 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.47 million (2100)
- Population density 13.98 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.783 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5482 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 51,621 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.5483 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.5 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 4,409 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Argentina?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Argentina was 46.28 in 2016, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 46.28 in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.54 in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services?
- Argentina ranks 27th out of 149 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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