People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives
Maldives: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was -100 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Maldives recorded -100 % change on previous year for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.4% on the previous year and down 1,316.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives peaked at -3.12 % change on previous year in 2007 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 141st of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -4.19 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -4.44 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 2003 | -4.73 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 2004 | -5.03 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 2005 | -5.34 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 2006 | -4.63 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 2007 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 2008 | -3.28 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2009 | -3.69 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 2010 | -4.15 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 2011 | -4.71 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 2012 | -5.37 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 2013 | -6.17 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 2014 | -7.06 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 2015 | -7.97 % change on previous year | +13.0% |
| 2016 | -9.22 % change on previous year | +15.7% |
| 2017 | -10.96 % change on previous year | +18.9% |
| 2018 | -13.18 % change on previous year | +20.2% |
| 2019 | -16.13 % change on previous year | +22.4% |
| 2020 | -20.32 % change on previous year | +26.0% |
| 2021 | -26.8 % change on previous year | +31.9% |
| 2022 | -38.93 % change on previous year | +45.2% |
| 2023 | -65.17 % change on previous year | +67.4% |
| 2024 | -100 % change on previous year | +53.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.34 % change on previous year, 15.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for South Asia, which is -61.22 % change on previous year, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.27 % change on previous year | -5.34 % change on previous year | -3.12 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -8.49 % change on previous year | -16.13 % change on previous year | -4.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -50.24 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -20.32 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 138 Nepal -64.73 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Tunisia -69.75 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Ukraine -77.96 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Albania -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Antigua and Barbuda -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Switzerland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Chile -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Czechia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Spain -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Fiji -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Greece -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Guyana -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Iran -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Kazakhstan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Sri Lanka -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Mexico -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Malaysia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Oman -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Poland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Portugal -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Thailand -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Turkmenistan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Uruguay -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Tokelau -100 % change on previous year compare
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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives was -100 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was -3.12 % change on previous year in 2007.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Maldives ranks 141st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,316.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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
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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.