People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mali

Mali: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.2563 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2563 people per person
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
35th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.6136 people per person
in 2000
All-time low
0.2563 people per person
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mali, 2000–2024

00.20.40.62000201220242000: 0.614 people per person2001: 0.596 people per person2002: 0.579 people per person2003: 0.562 people per person2004: 0.546 people per person2005: 0.529 people per person2006: 0.513 people per person2007: 0.496 people per person2008: 0.48 people per person2009: 0.464 people per person2010: 0.449 people per person2011: 0.433 people per person2012: 0.418 people per person2013: 0.403 people per person2014: 0.388 people per person2015: 0.374 people per person2016: 0.36 people per person2017: 0.346 people per person2018: 0.332 people per person2019: 0.319 people per person2020: 0.306 people per person2021: 0.293 people per person2022: 0.281 people per person2023: 0.268 people per person2024: 0.256 people per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.

Analysis

In 2024, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mali stood at 0.2563 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mali peaked at 0.6136 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2563 people per person, in 2024.

Mali ranks 35th of 171 countries on this measure, 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 Mali, year by year

Annual values for People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mali, 2000 to 2024.
Year people per person Change
2000 0.6136 people per person —
2001 0.5964 people per person -2.8%
2002 0.5793 people per person -2.9%
2003 0.5624 people per person -2.9%
2004 0.5456 people per person -3.0%
2005 0.529 people per person -3.0%
2006 0.5126 people per person -3.1%
2007 0.4963 people per person -3.2%
2008 0.4802 people per person -3.2%
2009 0.4642 people per person -3.3%
2010 0.4486 people per person -3.4%
2011 0.4331 people per person -3.4%
2012 0.4179 people per person -3.5%
2013 0.403 people per person -3.6%
2014 0.3883 people per person -3.6%
2015 0.3739 people per person -3.7%
2016 0.3597 people per person -3.8%
2017 0.3459 people per person -3.9%
2018 0.3323 people per person -3.9%
2019 0.3189 people per person -4.0%
2020 0.3059 people per person -4.1%
2021 0.2931 people per person -4.2%
2022 0.2805 people per person -4.3%
2023 0.2683 people per person -4.4%
2024 0.2563 people per person -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.538 people per person 0.4642 people per person 0.6136 people per person 10
2010s 0.3822 people per person 0.3189 people per person 0.4486 people per person 10
2020s 0.2808 people per person 0.2563 people per person 0.3059 people per person 5

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 32 Cameroon 0.2652 people per person compare
  2. 33 Sudan 0.265 people per person compare
  3. 34 Somalia 0.2649 people per person compare
  4. 36 Vanuatu 0.2532 people per person compare
  5. 37 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2479 people per person compare
  6. 38 Gambia 0.2375 people per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mali?
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mali was 0.2563 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 Mali?
The highest recorded value was 0.6136 people per person in 2000.
What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2563 people per person in 2024.
How does Mali rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
Mali ranks 35th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mali 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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Indicator
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 4,169 data points, 2000–2024
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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.