People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

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About this dataset

The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Columns (4)

countrystringiso3stringyearstringvaluenumber

Sample rows

iso3yearvaluecountry
AFE202427.6874988684279Africa Eastern and Southern
AFW202425.9657384920269Africa Western and Central
ARB202476.6275677129044Arab World
CSS202488.894583024627Caribbean small states
CEB202493.2144194390936Central Europe and the Baltics
EAR202474.1928999890427Early-demographic dividend
EAS202490.9641349148556East Asia & Pacific
EAP202490.954648393785East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

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