Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Argentina

Access to basic sanitation in Argentina in 2016 — 94.8%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 213. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 7.2 pp.

2016 94.8% +0.4 pp vs 2015
World rank 90of 213
Period maximum 94.8%2016
Period minimum 87.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2016 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Argentina, 2000–20168688909294962000200220042006200820102012201420162000: 87.7%2001: 88.1%2002: 88.6%2003: 89.1%2004: 89.5%2005: 90%2006: 90.5%2007: 90.9%2008: 91.4%2009: 91.9%2010: 92.3%2011: 92.8%2012: 93.2%2013: 93.6%2014: 94%2015: 94.4%2016: 94.8%
Change over the period: +7.2 pp Annual average: 0.45 pp

Comparison, 2016

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

Argentina 94.8%
World 73.8%
South America computed 87.3%
Access to basic sanitation — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 94.8 +0.4 pp
2015 94.4 +0.4 pp
2014 94 +0.4 pp
2013 93.6 +0.4 pp
2012 93.2 +0.5 pp
2011 92.8 +0.5 pp
2010 92.3 +0.5 pp
2009 91.9 +0.5 pp
2008 91.4 +0.5 pp
2007 90.9 +0.5 pp
2006 90.5 +0.5 pp
2005 90 +0.5 pp
2004 89.5 +0.5 pp
2003 89.1 +0.5 pp
2002 88.6 +0.5 pp
2001 88.1 +0.5 pp
2000 87.7

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.