On-site sanitation facilities were predominant in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020. Around ** percent of the region's population had access to latrines and septic tanks, against the percent with sewer connections. In rural areas, sewered sanitation covered only *** percent of the population, while it was accessible to ** percent of the people living in urban regions.
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Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. (July 1, 2021). Share of population using on-site sanitation facilities and sewer connections in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020, by area of residence [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1266809/coverage-of-on-site-sanitation-and-sewer-connections-in-africa/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. "Share of population using on-site sanitation facilities and sewer connections in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020, by area of residence." Chart. July 1, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1266809/coverage-of-on-site-sanitation-and-sewer-connections-in-africa/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. (2021). Share of population using on-site sanitation facilities and sewer connections in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020, by area of residence. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1266809/coverage-of-on-site-sanitation-and-sewer-connections-in-africa/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. "Share of Population Using On-site Sanitation Facilities and Sewer Connections in Sub-saharan Africa in 2020, by Area of Residence." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Jul 2021, /statistics/1266809/coverage-of-on-site-sanitation-and-sewer-connections-in-africa/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH, Share of population using on-site sanitation facilities and sewer connections in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020, by area of residence ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1266809/coverage-of-on-site-sanitation-and-sewer-connections-in-africa/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Share of population using on-site sanitation facilities and sewer connections in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020, by area of residence [Graph], Joint Monitoring Programme WASH, July 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1266809/coverage-of-on-site-sanitation-and-sewer-connections-in-africa/
