Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 5.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Central African Republic, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Central African Republic stood at 5.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Central African Republic peaked at 9.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2021.
That places Central African Republic 97th out of 100 countries 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.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.1% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 5 |
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More population data for Central African Republic
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.248 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4069 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.8749 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4069 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.36 million people (2100)
- Population density 30.14 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5628 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 3.07 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Central African Republic?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Central African Republic was 5.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2021.
- How does Central African Republic rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Central African Republic ranks 97th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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 Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.