Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
(SDGRC) Eastern Africa: Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to was 0.4543 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) Eastern Africa recorded 0.4543 for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa peaked at 0.4856 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4543, in 2024.
That places (SDGRC) Eastern Africa 57th out of 61 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4856 | — |
| 2001 | 0.4847 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.484 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4841 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4845 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4815 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4783 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4663 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4677 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4726 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4759 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4643 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4626 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4631 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4637 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4639 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.464 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4661 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4646 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4627 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4603 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4607 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4594 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.458 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4543 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4789 | 0.4663 | 0.4856 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4651 | 0.4626 | 0.4759 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4586 | 0.4543 | 0.4607 | 5 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
More population data for (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
- Total population by age 21,119 (2100)
- Total population by age 987.7 (2023)
- Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with 0.001 (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services 5.62 (2024)
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services 19.12 (2024)
- Proportion of population using on-site sanitation facilities with 18.67 (2024)
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services 20.04 (2024)
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 75.37 (2024)
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 1.74 (2024)
- Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites 45.97 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa was 0.4543 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4856 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4543 in 2024.
- How does (SDGRC) Eastern Africa rank for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to?
- (SDGRC) Eastern Africa ranks 57th out of 61 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to rising or falling in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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