People not using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives
Maldives: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives stood at 0 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives peaked at 62,482 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2024.
That places Maldives 186th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62,482 people | — |
| 2001 | 60,018 people | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 57,504 people | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 54,932 people | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 52,308 people | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 49,647 people | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 47,439 people | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 45,954 people | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 44,432 people | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 42,768 people | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 40,954 people | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 38,974 people | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 36,814 people | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 34,456 people | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 31,915 people | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 29,234 people | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 26,369 people | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 23,268 people | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 19,938 people | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 16,388 people | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 12,990 people | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 9,509 people | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 5,807 people | -38.9% |
| 2023 | 2,023 people | -65.2% |
| 2024 | 0 people | -100.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 329,541 people. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -100.0% | 2,023 people | 0 people |
| 2023 | -65.2% | 5,807 people | 2,023 people |
| 2022 | -38.9% | 9,509 people | 5,807 people |
| 2021 | -26.8% | 12,990 people | 9,509 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51,749 people | 42,768 people | 62,482 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,831 people | 16,388 people | 40,954 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,066 people | 0 people | 12,990 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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- 186 France 0 people
- 186 Germany 0 people
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- 186 Isle of Man 0 people
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- 186 Macao 0 people
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- 186 Malta 0 people compare
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- 186 Monaco 0 people
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- 186 New Caledonia 0 people
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- 186 Saint Martin (French part) 0 people compare
- 186 San Marino 0 people
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More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives was 0 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 62,482 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Maldives ranks 186th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.