Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Central African Republic

Access to basic sanitation in the Central African Republic in 2024 — 14%. Ranked 191 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 6.6 pp.

2024 14% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 191of 193
Period maximum 20.6%2000
Period minimum 13.8%2021

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Central African Republic, 2000–20241214161820222000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 20.6%2001: 20.5%2002: 20.5%2003: 20.5%2004: 20.4%2005: 20%2006: 19.5%2007: 19.1%2008: 18.7%2009: 18.3%2010: 17.9%2011: 17.5%2012: 17.1%2013: 16.7%2014: 16.3%2015: 16%2016: 15.6%2017: 15.2%2018: 14.8%2019: 14.5%2020: 14.1%2021: 13.8%2022: 13.8%2023: 13.9%2024: 14%
Change over the period: −6.6 pp Annual average: -0.27 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 14%
World 82.2%
Middle Africa computed 21.9%
Low-income countries computed 33.1%
Access to basic sanitation — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 14 +0.1 pp
2023 13.9 +0.1 pp
2022 13.8 +0.1 pp
2021 13.8 −0.4 pp
2020 14.1 −0.4 pp
2019 14.5 −0.4 pp
2018 14.8 −0.4 pp
2017 15.2 −0.4 pp
2016 15.6 −0.4 pp
2015 16 −0.4 pp
2014 16.3 −0.4 pp
2013 16.7 −0.4 pp
2012 17.1 −0.4 pp
2011 17.5 −0.4 pp
2010 17.9 −0.4 pp
2009 18.3 −0.4 pp
2008 18.7 −0.4 pp
2007 19.1 −0.4 pp
2006 19.5 −0.4 pp
2005 20 −0.4 pp
2004 20.4 −0 pp
2003 20.5 −0 pp
2002 20.5 −0 pp
2001 20.5 −0 pp
2000 20.6

Middle Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.