Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina
Argentina: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 97.11 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina, 2000–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 97.11 for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina peaked at 97.11 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 91.38, in 2000.
That places Argentina 132nd out of 232 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.1 | 91.38 | 94.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.17 | 95.16 | 97.11 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 129 French Polynesia 97.51 compare
- 130 Bhutan 97.38 compare
- 131 Colombia 97.23 compare
- 133 Dominican Republic 96.97 compare
- 134 Tuvalu 96.89 compare
- 135 British Virgin Islands 96.86 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)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.5 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 4,409 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.5 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.5 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.3396 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.5 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Argentina was 97.11 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 97.11 in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.38 in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Argentina ranks 132nd out of 232 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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