Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Angola

Access to basic sanitation in Angola in 2022 — 50.3%. Ranked 162 in the world out of 199. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 16.5 pp.

2022 50.3% +0.2 pp vs 2021
World rank 162of 199
Period maximum 50.3%2022
Period minimum 33.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2022 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Angola, 2000–2022303540455055200020032006200920122015201820212000: 33.8%2001: 34.3%2002: 34.7%2003: 35.8%2004: 36.8%2005: 37.8%2006: 38.7%2007: 39.6%2008: 40.5%2009: 41.4%2010: 42.3%2011: 43.2%2012: 44%2013: 44.9%2014: 45.8%2015: 46.7%2016: 47.6%2017: 48.4%2018: 49.3%2019: 49.5%2020: 49.8%2021: 50.1%2022: 50.3%
Change over the period: +16.5 pp Annual average: 0.75 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Angola

Angola 50.3%
World 80.4%
Middle Africa computed 27%
Access to basic sanitation — Angola, by year Angola All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 50.3 +0.2 pp
2021 50.1 +0.2 pp
2020 49.8 +0.3 pp
2019 49.5 +0.3 pp
2018 49.3 +0.9 pp
2017 48.4 +0.9 pp
2016 47.6 +0.9 pp
2015 46.7 +0.9 pp
2014 45.8 +0.9 pp
2013 44.9 +0.9 pp
2012 44 +0.9 pp
2011 43.2 +0.9 pp
2010 42.3 +0.9 pp
2009 41.4 +0.9 pp
2008 40.5 +0.9 pp
2007 39.6 +0.9 pp
2006 38.7 +0.9 pp
2005 37.8 +1 pp
2004 36.8 +1 pp
2003 35.8 +1 pp
2002 34.7 +0.5 pp
2001 34.3 +0.5 pp
2000 33.8

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.