People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Malawi
Malawi: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.2168 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Malawi stood at 0.2168 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Malawi peaked at 0.7702 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2168 people per person, in 2024.
That places Malawi 42nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Malawi, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7702 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.7694 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7686 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7678 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.767 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7362 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7055 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6748 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6441 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6135 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5828 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5522 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5215 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4909 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4603 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4297 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3993 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3689 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3385 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3083 people per person | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2782 people per person | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2482 people per person | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2184 people per person | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2176 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2168 people per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7217 people per person | 0.6135 people per person | 0.7702 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4452 people per person | 0.3083 people per person | 0.5828 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2358 people per person | 0.2168 people per person | 0.2782 people per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Malawi?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Malawi was 0.2168 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7702 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2168 people per person in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Malawi ranks 42nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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.