Safely managed sanitation in Mercosur in 2016 — 48.1%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 11.6 pp.
2000–2016 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mercosur
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 48.1 | +0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 47.3 | +1.3 pp |
| 2014 | 46 | +1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 44.8 | +1.2 pp |
| 2012 | 43.6 | +1.2 pp |
| 2011 | 42.4 | +1.1 pp |
| 2010 | 41.3 | +0.8 pp |
| 2009 | 40.5 | +0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 39.7 | +0.8 pp |
| 2007 | 38.9 | +0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 38.1 | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 37.8 | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 37.6 | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 37.3 | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 37 | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 36.8 | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 36.5 | — |
The share of the population with safely managed sanitation — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Having a separate toilet is not enough: the waste must either be treated on the spot or removed and treated elsewhere. It is the second condition that makes the indicator far more demanding than basic sanitation: in many large cities almost everyone has a toilet, but there are no treatment facilities for the whole volume of wastewater, and by this measure a country turns out to be noticeably lower.
Important: It accounts not only for the presence of a toilet but also for the fate of the wastewater, so the values are substantially lower than those of basic sanitation.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.