Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 90.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Latin America and the Caribbean is 90.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 90.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2000.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.1% | — |
| 2001 | 75.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 76.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 77.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 79.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.3% | 75.1% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 82.1% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 88.0% | 90.4% | 5 |
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Latin America and the Caribbean was 90.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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