People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in North Korea
North Korea: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was -0.4371 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in North Korea, 2003–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
North Korea recorded -0.4371 % change on previous year for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in 2023.
That represents a change of down 18.5% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in North Korea peaked at 0.4862 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.9903 % change on previous year, in 2019.
That places North Korea 53rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.4173 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | 0.4862 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3884 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3275 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 2007 | -0.4164 % change on previous year | -227.2% |
| 2008 | -0.4387 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 2009 | -0.657 % change on previous year | +49.8% |
| 2010 | -0.7527 % change on previous year | +14.6% |
| 2011 | -0.7504 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2012 | -0.7494 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2013 | -0.7415 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2014 | -0.7356 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2015 | -0.7342 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2016 | -0.7872 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 2017 | -0.8455 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2018 | -0.9155 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2019 | -0.9903 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 2020 | -0.2755 % change on previous year | -72.2% |
| 2021 | -0.3284 % change on previous year | +19.2% |
| 2022 | -0.3689 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 2023 | -0.4371 % change on previous year | +18.5% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's -0.4371 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6393 % change on previous year. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's -0.4371 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -9.43 % change on previous year, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in North Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -227.2% | 0.3275 % change on previous year | -0.4164 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +72.2% | -0.9903 % change on previous year | -0.2755 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0153 % change on previous year | -0.657 % change on previous year | 0.4862 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2010s | -0.8002 % change on previous year | -0.9903 % change on previous year | -0.7342 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3525 % change on previous year | -0.4371 % change on previous year | -0.2755 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 50 Eritrea -0.3942 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Finland -0.41 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Zambia -0.4197 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Tonga -0.4681 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Argentina -0.4999 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Slovakia -0.5195 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.838 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 24.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in North Korea?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in North Korea was -0.4371 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4862 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9903 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does North Korea rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
- North Korea ranks 53rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.