Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Argentina
Argentina: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 15.01 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Argentina, 2000–2016
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 15.01 for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Argentina peaked at 21.67 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.01, in 2016.
Argentina ranks 98th of 227 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.68 | 17.71 | 21.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.11 | 15.01 | 17.29 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 95 Ethiopia 16.08 compare
- 96 Wallis and Futuna 15.26 compare
- 97 Kiribati 15.08 compare
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.93 compare
- 100 Fiji 14.83 compare
- 101 Cape Verde 14.72 compare
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 improved latrines and other improved in Argentina?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Argentina was 15.01 in 2016, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 21.67 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.01 in 2016.
- How does Argentina rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Argentina ranks 98th out of 227 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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