People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in North Korea
North Korea: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0991 people per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in North Korea, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in North Korea is 0.0991 people per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in North Korea peaked at 0.1201 people per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0991 people per person, in 2023.
North Korea ranks 56th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in North Korea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1201 people per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.1199 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1196 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1194 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1192 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1181 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.117 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1157 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1143 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.113 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1116 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1103 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.109 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1076 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1063 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1049 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1035 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.102 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1014 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1007 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0999 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0991 people per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1186 people per person | 0.1157 people per person | 0.1201 people per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1083 people per person | 0.102 people per person | 0.1143 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1003 people per person | 0.0991 people per person | 0.1014 people per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 316.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2,294 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 2,573 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 9,167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 656.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 2,573 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in North Korea?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in North Korea was 0.0991 people per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1201 people per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0991 people per person in 2023.
- How does North Korea rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- North Korea ranks 56th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.