Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services was 16 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Middle Africa, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Middle Africa is 16 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Middle Africa peaked at 20 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16 %, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20 % | — |
| 2001 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19 % | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 19 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18 % | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 18 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 % | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 17 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16 % | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 16 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2 % | 19 % | 20 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9 % | 17 % | 18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6 % | 16 % | 17 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Middle Africa?
- Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Middle Africa was 16 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 % in 2023.
- How does Middle Africa rank for percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Middle Africa ranks 10th out of 11 regions with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.